Inspiration is Invisible



I could tell you
I am inspired by living,
Or by life,

Or that complex combination
Of both we hold dear,
Ignoring those difficulties
Pressing us.

And I could say you are
Dear to me,
Or I'm angry most of the time,
And pump stress from my heart.

In other words:

You can't fall from a barn
And laugh the whole way,

You'll wonder just how
You slipped on that walnut.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXX XXXX XXXX X XX XX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 346
Words 71
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 4, 1, 2, 2

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