Wishes Overflow
I captain the words to suit my mood
to curse or then to pray
And document those things I feel
to others then to say
I choose each verb and noun with care
and place them side by side
Reminding all of what we share
those knots we must untie
I move the future to the past
the present to the front
As what most lingers, then to last
the handle to the pump
Juxtaposing based on need
the lines as rivers go
Where currents cast my dreams adrift
—and wishes overflow
(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2018)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on March 03, 2018
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 498 |
Words | 96 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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