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TOGETHER ALONE

Ken Bartlett 1934 (Leominsterr Mass)

together they walk     alone I trot
together they talk alone I thought

together they laugh alone I cry
together they smile alone I sigh

together they carry alone I tote
together they marry alone I dote

together they sleep alone I dream
together they weep alone I scream

together they learn alone I vie
together they discern        alone I lie

together forever forever alone
never alone never together

About this poem

It was there today when I got out of bed, it just ejected from my head.

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Written on October 24, 2022

Submitted by compostken on October 24, 2022

Modified by compostken on November 03, 2022

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX AA BB CC AA XX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 454
Words 71
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
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