Today I Will Choose
Today I will choose to smile
and breathe in sunny air.
Joyfulness will shape my style and wash away all care.
Today I will choose to serve
and bake someone a cake.
Helpfulness will brace my verve and wash away heartache.
Today I will choose to part
and show mercy at large.
Forgiveness will stir my heart and wash away moot charge.
Today I will choose to love
and lift one spirit high.
Thoughtfulness will aid my dove and wash away faint sigh.
Today I will choose to yield
and give others a chance.
Selflessness will form my field and wash away askance.
Today I will choose to roll
and make each moment count.
Thankfulness will fill my soul and wash away loss mount.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABBCDDEFFGHHIJJKLL |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 649 |
Words | 124 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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