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Gentle

Kurdt Morrison

I am grateful
I have health
I will be gentle with myself
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Written on March 31, 2023

Submitted by Kurdt on March 31, 2023

Modified on April 08, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 57
Words 13
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
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  • luisestable1
    luisestable1
    Though only three short lines, there is poetry in this. The length has nothing to do with good or bad poetry; it is how the lines are handled, be them two or twenty.
    You did well here. A healthy body has limitless wealth. 
    LikeReply1 year ago

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