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Old Romeo, wherefore art thou?

Paul Kindlon 1952 (a Hospital)

July 23 
Free verse
Grandpa was nodding in his rocking chair

downstage center

rehearsing for the big finale

He had just decided he could no longer fake it

Life was not the same. No longer worth the time. Or effort.

There was really no reason to go on acting  

Since his leading lady left the scene

About this poem

That would be like telling you the punch line BEFORE the joke, wouldn't it?

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Written on July 16, 2023

Submitted by paulkindlon55 on July 16, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X X X X X X
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 285
Words 61
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
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Actor, journalist, professor, and notable bastard. But he can walk and chew gum and create a poem at the same time. more…

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