You Can't Start Sooner Than Now
What have you been waiting for before you fill the dream?
You can't start sooner than now to give your plan a theme.
What have you been waiting for before you learn to fly?
You can't start sooner than now to give your angst a sky.
What have you been waiting for before you drop the grudge?
You can't start sooner than now to give your wrath a nudge.
What have you been waiting for before you raise the flag?
You can't start sooner than now to give your skills a brag.
What have you been waiting for before you fall in love?
You can't start sooner than now to give your fears a shove.
What have you been waiting for before you tell the truth?
You can't start sooner than now to give your life a couth.
What have you been waiting for before you seek to dance?
You can't start sooner than now to give your feet a chance.
What have you been waiting for before you go first-class?
You can't start sooner than now to give your ease a pass.
What have you been waiting for before you make the choice?
You can't start sooner than now to give your needs a voice.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH II |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,035 |
Words | 206 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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