Now
Brian S. Clifton 1975 (Ohio)
Now is but a moment,
one fleeting yet real
a place out of time
surreal while aware
a state of mind
rather than a where
or heretofore when.
For only now, we feel;
Therefore, we live
yet spend it lamenting
yesteryear's feelings
in our memories lost
or on the morrow
by imagining things.
In the now is also fear,
so we cower in the past
safe, at an impasse
passing the years
as the present tense
is left a present ungifted
of infinite presence.
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Written on September 01, 2023
Submitted by Locutus2999 on September 01, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXCXCX BXXDXXD XXXXXAX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 443 |
Words | 91 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 7 |
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