Woe or wow
Doreene Felder 1967 (Phila.)
Woe is a warning of something's not right
Wow is a great word
Like losing a fight
Just as an empty soul
Can't sleep through the night
Like seeing a star
Without knowing it's name
Like being put down the hall of Fame
Like a big burden inspite of the shame
Like pointing a finger
With no one to blame
A woe or a wow
Sometimes seems the same.
About this poem
You sometimes wonder why people wow the wrong things in life that's really a woe thing.
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Written on September 26, 2021
Submitted by doreenefelder191 on September 26, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABACADEEEFEGE |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 331 |
Words | 69 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 13 |
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