Fate is not a petty thing



Fate is not a petty thing
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Yet I swear
I can wrestle with her
Can beat if I wish
I am used to pittance
That she provides
I am used to nothingness
That she brings
Between having and not having
If time passes
Without any grumbling
Till paradise
Certain I am to say
That I have humbled her to my wish……

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Submitted on February 21, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A BCDEFGHAIAJKD
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 313
Words 62
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15

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