On The Eve Of My Retirement
Exasperation to exhilaration
time for me to go--
need to get up outta Dodge, kid
curtain's fallin' on my show
New places, new faces,
big spaces by design--
reachin' for the brass ring, kid
gotta make it mine
A new divine destiny
unfolds before my eyes--
can't look back now
no "wherefores", no "whys"
Wanna make a grand leap
into the new frontier--
but there's a question in my head
how do I get there from here?
So much to ponder,
but restless mind be free
I'll be alright, I've come this far
'cause I believe in ME
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Submitted on December 04, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABA XCBC DEXE XXXX XDXD |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 497 |
Words | 98 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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