Of You And Me



There was a time when I was worth knowing
  before the pain took over

There was a time with joy overflowing
  my wishes steeped in clover

There was a time you knew unfurled
  my love abounding free

There was a time when all the world
  —was made of you and me

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2018)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on September 04, 2018

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AB AB CD CD B
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 295
Words 55
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 1

Kurt Philip Behm

Longtime writer with twelve books in publication. Three of them Poetry. : The Death Of The Playground : The Sword Of Ichiban : Searching For Crazy Horse : Darkening Sun : An Anthology Of Perception-Vol's 1 & 2 : After Midnight : Sammy And Bumpers : The Fall City Mandate : Revenge Along The War Trail : Death from The Sky more…

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  • Christina Nehrling
    Christina Nehrling
    Sweet. Sentimental. I like.
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