A Mother's Lament
Nicholas Ryan 2004 (Georgia)
It was just a summer day
When you came into my life
You were molded from the clay
And your daddy, he had strife
You know I have you
Holding your hand
You left and you flew
Hoping you’ll land
I only have a few seconds
So here I begin to beckon
You’ll stand there and you will reckon
You can’t go just for a second
You’ll try and defy the odds
You’ll try and dignify god
You’ll try and say imma fraud
But you destroy the facades
We can meet again somewhere
Up there in that big wide air
Let me be free from down here
I just want to disappear.
You know I have you
Holding your hand
You left and you flew
Hoping you’ll land
I only have a few seconds
So here I begin to beckon
You’ll stand there and you will reckon
You can’t go just for a second
You’ll try and defy the odds
You’ll try and dignify god
You’ll try and say imma fraud
But you destroy the facades
It was just a summer day
When you came into my life
And I’m glad you're here today
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Submitted by nick.ryan2314 on April 16, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABab CDCD EFFGHIJH kkxx CDCD EFFGHIJH ABa |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 931 |
Words | 194 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 8, 4, 4, 8, 3 |
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