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Coming Back Today

Scott Laurence 1963

Free verse
Everything is in flux,
don't be scared of change.
Opportunity is in the new,
a life re-arranged.

Keep gazing forward,
over the horizon.
The toils of the past are burning,
the embers are rising.

It all comes around,
if you have the patience.
The Universe will take care of you,
just keep the faith.

About this poem

This is a poem about renewal

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Written on December 27, 2202

Submitted by stilson on December 28, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAX XXBB XXAX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 300
Words 68
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
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4 Comments
  • Soulwriter
    Soulwriter
    I found the first stanza particularly powerful
    LikeReply2 years ago
  • Dougla$Irishman
    Dougla$Irishman
    Who is coming back today ? I know someday Jesus Christ will come back and you better be ready to greet Him ! To know Him is to love Him. John 3 :16
    LikeReply2 years ago
  • gideon_e
    gideon_e
    Thoroughly enjoyed short and sweet my friend.
    LikeReply2 years ago
  • Dougla$Irishman
    Dougla$Irishman
    Sorry, the Universe will not take of you, what you get in life is through sweat and tears, otherwise a thoughtful poem ! I have written worse, so keep at it
    LikeReply2 years ago

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