Gone swimming
Damon Bear Savage 2008 (ontario)
It was a hot summer day
next to a creek.
Me and my sister couldn't
tell it was so deep.
I waded into the water
On that warm day
But the current was too fast
And it swept me away.
My sister came to help
But it got her too.
I stood on the creek floor
It felt like I was on the moon.
There was no sound and
I was not gasping for air.
My mom walked out
But I was not there
My sister pointed and gave a shout.
My mom ran fast
And she pulled me out.
About this poem
When I was seven or eight I went swimming in a creek with my sister and almost drownd.
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Written on February 25, 2023
Submitted by 08dsavage on April 08, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXX XXA BAX XXX XCD CDB D |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 456 |
Words | 116 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 |
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