A Poet’s Ponderance
How to clip the inclination
To share my every scribble,
While they sit in trepidation,
Listening to my dribble?
How to trip up my temptation
To gush to them with gusto?
While they wait with toleration,
(Not commenting very much though.)
I know it’s just imagination,
That there’s anyone who cares.
They take in my animation,
Nodding at me with blank stares.
Now here comes a contemplation,
Sinking in to make me smile.
It condones my recitation,
If just for a little while.
Each desires their own distraction,
Some small way of breaking free
I’ve indulged all their diversions
Now they need to humor ME.
About this poem
Lately, I’ve been excited to read my newest poems to everyone around me. I’m getting the feeling though, that this is becoming a tiresome thing for my audiences. Cute for a while I suppose, but not everyone is a fan of poetry, I guess.
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Written on May 14, 2023
Submitted by Laurelmlee on July 16, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB ACAC ADAD AEAE AFXF |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 620 |
Words | 126 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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