Today
Edwin Tanguma 1966 (CA)
Today
#17 Today I had the strangest thought
And I suddenly realized
I am not the greatest poet in the world
I was shocked to discover this
And I started thinking about
Poems I had written before I had learned this
Although I had heard from others
That I was a darned good poet
I could not bring myself to believe these words
I still feel I am not that good
Well I didn’t know what else to say
With this, I’ll be on my way, Have a nice day
#18 I guess things are not that bad
Today
Well at least not as bad as
Yesterday
And who knows what they will be like
Tomorrow
#19 Searching for beauty
Within the simplest of things
Was easy today
Edwin Tanguma 07/15/2002
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Written on July 15, 2002
Submitted by EdwinRayTanguma on November 30, 2023
Modified by EdwinRayTanguma on November 30, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | XXX AXA XXXXBB XBXBXX XXB X |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 980 |
| Words | 138 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 6, 6, 3, 1 |
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