Keep You Small
Time is fleeting, it doesn't last.
The days with you go by so fast.
What started small now has grown.
My oh my, how time has flown.
Little hands and little feet.
There's lots of friends you need to meet.
Dirty diapers, milk galore.
Clothes don't fit, let's buy some more.
To keep you small is my desire.
Then I would miss your first choir.
I love you child, won't you stay small.
But that would be no fun at all.
You must grow and you must learn.
A family of your own and money to earn.
Mouths to feed and little feet.
You too will have friends, they need to meet.
About this poem
My wife and I had a baby 6 months ago. We waited over 2 years to concieve. This child truly is a miracle, my wife defeating the odds of PCOS "polycystic ovarian syndrome" to have our first born Mercy. She has grown so fast, at times, I wish I could stop time.
Written on August 10, 2023
Submitted by Robert.Matthews3089 on August 10, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 572 |
Words | 134 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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