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I'm glad.....

Zoraida Rivera

Today is Fathers Day!
I'm glad you stayed, you didn't run away

You see, at school my friends they talk
This is no joke, some say they don't have a Dad

When I look at you
I see me,
I want to be just like you

I'm glad I have a Dad at home
I'm glad that you're my Dad
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Submitted on August 21, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA XB CXC XB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 256
Words 60
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 3, 2
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Zoraida Rivera

Where can I start. I love to write..I received (A-) on my Journal Writing Class,.. when I went to study for my G.E.D...My poetry really started when I first wrote (Why Bother)...I wrote it for a guy that I use to date..My favorite flower is a Blue Rose..I use to roller blade in Central Park in Manhattan in New York City....I use to love swimming, I was a very good Diver..I love pretty things..I have flowers all around my bedroom..I wear ribbons on my hair..Now that I am older, I spend my time making jewelry, for fun...I write my poems.. more…

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