I am formed from what?
I am nothing very special
Little bits of history, music, art
Deposits from my parents
Their equity of heart.
Their laughter at a story.
Their entertaining yen.
Their ears inclined to listen.
Oh to see them again.
To have a kitchen
Table talk
That settled younger Doug.
That called to faith and patience
And sealed it with a hug.
Some Scottish and some Danish
English, Irish too
And Pennsylvania Dutch
To round out bloodlines
Here for you.
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Written on June 28, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on June 28, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on June 28, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 441 |
Words | 87 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 10 |
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