"short & sweet"



Here's to,
they're all you,
Adrienne,
my friend?

Better,
fair weather,
in question,
session?

To you,
what to do,
Adrienne,
to plan?

To fade,
I'm jaded,
are you just,
my lust?

I knew,
or are you,
looking for,
I'm bored?

Lover,
another,
run away too,
it's you?
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on May 01, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aaBx ccdd aaBx xxee aaxx ccaa
Characters 235
Words 47
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Steven Louis Chapman

Steven was adopted, his biological father was an English professor who had an affair with a student. Writing poetry is an outlet for his expression of love. A hopeless romantic in search of his soul mate. (it changes from now and then) He hopes to capture the girl of his dreams through poetry. Visit my blog at http://thedailypoetrss.blogspot.com/ for the latest up to date poems. more…

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  • VandhukK33
    Sweet line of book to read from.
    LikeReply1 year ago

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