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Away, away

Desiree Brooks

I gave no thought to moan
Content to sit alone
But then you gave your words as bait
Was my mistake, I ate
No more to sit alone
Now I yearn, I groan
Seems you meant it so to be
You'd draw a part of me
Passions soar and friendship dies
Jewels we now deny
To deal with me this cruel, cruel, way
It eats away,away
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AABBAACCDEFF
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 298
Words 67
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
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Desiree Brooks

I am a nurse and a mother of three grown children. I have been writing poetry since I was a teenager. I love expressing myself on paper. I am a pastor's wife. We pastor a small church in Media, Pa. We are presently debating with a group of people on U-Tube who say that the world will end on May 21, 2011. Our U-Tube channel is, pastorBillandDesi more…

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