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Inside Out

James Hipsher 1940 (Missouri)

If we could see what the mirror sees,
We'd probably fall upon our knees,
And beg forgiveness from near and far,
For being the fools that we are.
When all along we thought we were,
The cat's meow or the kitten's purr.
But never fear there still is time!
We'll scrap the dark from the mirror's behind,
And then we'll see from inside out,
Just what we are all about.
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Submitted by jamesh.68199 on April 26, 2021

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Scheme AABBCCDEFF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 354
Words 70
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
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James Hipsher

Performer of the Spoken Word for 58 years and going strong at 80. Performs Recitals for 1 to 2 hours by Memory Only, poems by famous poets and his own, tells stories, history of poets, plays piano, harmonica and ventriloquism with puppet Danny Poe, all as a free Community Service. Graduate Engineer, 1868 Vietnam Vet, golfer, husband of 53 years, father, grandfather and lover of life. webwite: elderaudience.com/jameshipsher more…

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