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Her smile

Darren C Swartland 1994 (Johannesburg)

How can I find pleasure
in looking at her unhappy face
knowing I can change it.

I'd rather be her reason
to fully embrace it,
a smile unlike my own.

Like sun is to morning,
a light of wonder
waking up our world.

I come alive
every time I see her
with a smile like no other.
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Submitted on April 08, 2021

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXB XBX XAX XAA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 269
Words 57
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3
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