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One Life.

Diane Hull 1959 (Royton)

January 24 
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A time for reflection;

A time to move on.

The old year has finished,

A near year's begun.

A fresh page has opened,

The slate is wiped clean.

Your future is waiting;

Build on what's been.

Take a leap forward,

Head for new heights.

Life is for living,

You have but one life.

About this poem

A poem to celebrate the start of a new year and to remind us to live life to the full because we only get, "One Life."

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Written on January 01, 2023

Submitted by dianebarlow on January 10, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A X X A X X B X X X B X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 283
Words 75
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
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Diane Hull

Retired teacher who writes poems from a child's point of view. more…

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  • talygarza
    talygarza
    I find this poem promising, “one life” is a theme to reflect. Keep writing.
    LikeReply3 months ago
  • karlcfolkes
    karlcfolkes
    Nicely written, but if I may say so, from an adult’s instructive perspective to a child who, with so much future ahead, hardly thinks of time and lives mainly in the moment, unlike an adult who increasingly, and typically so, is more concerned with time “running out.” 
    LikeReply 13 months ago
  • luisestable1
    luisestable1
    What is to be noticed in this is the sing-song quality of the verses and all this flows so well, no to mention the poetry in the diction.
    Good read!
    LikeReply3 months ago

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