How Can You?



How  can you create what you can't see?
Let the mind wander and be free,
Amazing what's produced from outer space,
The internal computer it starts to race.

Yes we humans have the ability to think,
Incredible the factors we consume and drink,
As with wine we swallow and taste,
Words and memories we never waste.

Time builds stories it also brings joy,
Pleasant and sweet for girl or boy,
Then when adults we savour what's done,
Varied and interesting are the victories won.

What seems insignificant has merit and worth,
Take an idea since its birth,
Nothing is ignored in this world of ours,
Each can refresh like rainbows and showers.

Take a thought what have you got?
Something of value which means a lot,
Converted into words its yours to hold,
There for posterity more valuable than gold.
About this poem;-
I have no idea as to when these words were formed
but after the first two lines the rest subsequently made
their appearance. In other words almost everything
we think or consider has worth, but how often do we

record and preserve things such as this.
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Submitted by RowAroundTheMoon on October 15, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH IIJJXXXXA X
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,036
Words 190
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 9, 1

stan brierly

I have been writing poems for forty years and written about all sorts of things. Somehow I get creating streaks and can write up to 4 or 5 poems at once of varying subjects. I find it is a good way to record events of the day and bring history to life.The mental aspect is a balance against keeping fit,work and life in general. more…

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