The First Three
What this wall will do,
Is give me great peace
Seeing my nephew
And first two, each niece.
I don't have a kid.
They were like my own
By the things we did.
Now they are all grown.
Yes, I taught all three,
How to swim and drive.
This never leaves me,
While I'm still alive.
Do I want a kid
Of my very own?
No, 'cause what we did,
Rather be alone.
About this poem
Their pictures on my parent's wall which I am a third of now (House)
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Written on February 26, 2024
Submitted by robertm.06281 on February 26, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF CDCD |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 347 |
Words | 87 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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