A Promise Kept
“I looked into the forest, to see a great big deer.
I pulled out my rifle, my shot was so clear.”
I started this poem, but that’s as far as I got.
I’d have more time to finish. At least that’s what I thought.
I made a promise to someone, I’d write a poem about a deer.
I’d never break a promise, to someone no longer here.
I intend to finish that poem. That someday I’ll do.
But this poem, right now Clarence. . . I dedicate to you:
My Great Uncle Clarence, indeed he was so great.
The littlest things in life, only he would appreciate.
His big collection of many different things, made him quite unique.
And anyone he came across, he’d let them have a peek.
His antlers, his antiques. . . he was proud of all he had.
He reminded me of someone, I think it was my dad.
Sometimes I look at pictures, to see his smiling face.
I find relief in knowing, he’s in a better place.
He was a special person, with so much yet to give.
But I know that he is grateful for the wonderful life he lived.
But I will fulfill my promise, however long it takes.
Because this promise made to Clarence, I don’t have the heart to break.
(DEDICATED TO THE LOVING MEMORY OF MY GREAT UNCLE CLARENCE)
About this poem
This was dedicated to my Great Uncle Clarence.
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Submitted by jolene_m on April 19, 2022
Modified on April 06, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AA XXAXBB CC DD EE FF XX XX X |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,205 |
Words | 254 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 6, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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