Three Days In One



Some people live three days in one
reliving past sorrow, fretting for tomorrow
and the present borrow: overwhelmed, confused, undone.

Sufficiency is in the now
shelter for every storm, clothing for keeping warm
and food for healthy form: greediness to disavow.

A blessing count can set the pace
money for a cash flow, friends to share high and low
and health with strength to go: goodness, mercy, saving grace.

With optimistic attitude
view the glass as half-full, expect the best to cull
and negatives annul hopeful, fearless gratitude.

Fill up a life with treasured things
enjoying nature's routh, focusing on the truth
and showing polished couth: triumph with all victory brings.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABA CXC DBD EXE FXF
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 668
Words 111
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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