First-Hand Experience
Thinking about water provides the mental set
If you want to know it step out and feel the wet
Reading about romance provides the mental stance
If you want to know it step out and learn the dance
Singing about supper provides the mental mood
If you want to know it step out and taste the food
Writing about travel provides the mental float
If you want to know it step out and board the boat
Talking about sunshine provides the mental beat
If you want to know it step out and take the heat
Dreaming about heaven provides the mental bliss
If you want to know it step out and grant the kiss
The things you know about you may not know within
First-hand experience is where it must begin
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE FF GG |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 668 |
Words | 131 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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