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When you go.

Julie Herbert 1966

I am going to buy a little wooden box
Line it with white lace,
Inside I will place my heart,
Glaring red, against purity.

I am going to secure this little wooden box
Cold steel screws
Shut away my heart
Keep it safe.

Take my little wooden box.
Hold in your scholarly hands.
Treasure it as yours.
It is my gift.

Unlock my little wooden box
Release my dormant heart
Simultaneously beating
With yours forever.


For it was merely suspended
Journeying with you
On your pathway
Today and always

About this poem

Written for my daughter when she went to Uni

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Written on May 09, 2016

Submitted by Juleiann on December 29, 2021

Modified on April 18, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXBX AXBX AXXX ABXX XXXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 493
Words 103
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
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