A Continuum
It is in the so-called middle of ones life...
that the realization comes...
perhaps with novice hindsight...
that you are not the first.
Which means,
after sober contemplation,
that you are not the last.
Words steady us when it is our turn,
and console us during the denouement.
Entering in knowing this,
makes one aware once more...
of the whimsical fragility of the human heart...
and the beauty behind a twist of fate.
About this poem
Written about the changes a person can face at mid-life.
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Submitted by janaem1973 on November 14, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 424 |
Words | 88 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 2, 4 |
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