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Dinner For One

Jennifer Verkuilen 1979 (Arizona)

Ballad
He still sets a table for two
And plays their favorite song
His heart remembers
When she was there to sing along.

About this poem

I wrote this poem for every "Old Man" that misses Wife.

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Written on February 18, 2021

Submitted by verkuilen6 on May 24, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 114
Words 23
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
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Jennifer Verkuilen

I live in Missouri; I have 2 girls 16 and 25. I have to grandkids boy6 and a little girl2. I am in Nursing School, working as a Cna in a nursing home. more…

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