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Life is a Library

John Kassel 1947 (Phoenixville, PA)

Free verse
Life is a library,
Filled with stories told and untold.
Each book has twelve chapters,
And three hundred sixty-five pages.

Some books are bound in joy,
Filled with laughter and delight.
They whisper tales of happiness,
And paint pictures of love and hope.

Other books are bound in sorrow,
Laden with tears and pain.
They speak of loss and heartbreak.
These stories leave us drained.

Each chapter holds a lesson,
So let us read them with wisdom,
Cherishing our Joy and well-being,
While remembering and learning from our sorrow.

We are the authors of these books,
So as this new year begins,
Let us write beautiful new chapters,
Full of love, hope and happiness.

                             John Kassel
                                              Near Year’s Eve 2023

About this poem

My new Year's Wish.

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Written on January 31, 2023

Submitted by johnkassel on December 31, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAX XXBX CXXX XXXC XXAB XX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 776
Words 145
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2
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