Ornaments
Once a year
A box of ornaments helps spread cheer
They come in an old box
An angel, a teddy, a felt fox
They cover a tree
Displayed for everyone to see
But they are more than just decoration
I don’t think this needs explanation
Some have been faded
A dolly’s hair no longer braided
A tin soldier starting to rust
All of them covered in dust
They are from decades past
Worn out but the memories last
Their beauty is not in what is seen
But what the cracks and the rust mean
So once a year, I put them on a tree
For everyone to come and see
Excuse me if they bring a silver tear to me eye
Because they remind me of years gone by
About this poem
This poem is about going through a box of old Christmas ornaments and the memories associated with them. The ornaments are old and worn, but the memories associated with them make them beautiful.
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Written on December 26, 2023
Submitted by joshyoung620 on December 26, 2023
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Scheme | AA BB CC DD XX EE FF GG CC HH |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 644 |
Words | 143 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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