Three Words
If you could lock up three words
to keep forever,
that were yours and yours alone
What three would you choose
that were not ‘I Love You,’
your heart to save and own
Three magical words
to live within,
now yours forever more
Three magical words
to light the way
—and open every door
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2020)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on February 19, 2020
Modified on April 17, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | axb xxb Axc Axc x |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 316 |
Words | 59 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 |
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