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Why Wonder 'bout Life

James E B Miller 1960 (Columbus, GA)

Why wonder 'bout life

Whenever I walk alone
and gaze at the stars above
I think of emotions we have and
why some have no room for love

It's strange when I think about it
We have many goals to forsee-
But, if we just lay back
Like a dream, those goals won't be

We have lots of time and feelings
with especially love to share
it hurts me deep inside
When people just don't care

As I return to my doorstep
With plans for tomorrow in mind
I think of how fortunate we are
and all the joy we've yet to find.

James E Miller

Copyright ©2007 James E Miller
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Submitted by jimm.90589 on May 23, 2021

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Scheme X XAXA XBXB XCXC XDXD E E
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 531
Words 111
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1, 1
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