Tomas



To my dearest friend who doesn't even know my name

To my selfless friend who gave me the strength to

Play the game

To my sweetest friend who healed me when I felt so

Lame

To my only friend who truly seems to live the Buddha

Way

Much love and many thanks
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A X A X X X
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 246
Words 52
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

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