My Wonderful Life
1941 Born Once,
'53 Born Again,
Father's Fatherless concern
Left hurting for love to yearn
'58, Mom Alone
1960, Leaving Home
Serving country was the plan,
Twenty-year Marine Corps Man.
Skydiving, party days,
Learning worldly Fun-filled ways,
Married once, but not to last
Haunted wife, regretful past
Settled down, content to rest,
With four children gladly blest,
College late, a two-year tour,
Education soup d'jour.
Academically inspired,
Business Ad degree acquired
Wanting more to fill my cup
Drama, English, raised it up.
Military success behind,
Usher in civilian mind.
Ensuring new horizons face,
Bicycling took its place.
Thirteen years I trained to win
Finish Line's elusive grin,
World's Toughest Sport on the shelf
To tour and find another Self.
New love found, life enhance,
Carol, Epitome of Second Chance,
Ministry among God's Men
Spiritual quest, avoiding Sin.
One more goal before life's o'er,
Life's Thesis at Death's Waiting Door,
Poetry, Writing's gift explore,
Emulate Fitzgerald and Joyce
In similes and active voice,
Inspired, thus aspiring, I
Would gladly put down pen and die!
About this poem
I wrote this poem in a flurry of creativity in 10 minutes. I only hope readers can interpret my life from it.
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Written on April 16, 1994
Submitted by Yahoody on January 11, 2022
Modified on April 27, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABB XXCC DDEE FFXX GGHH IIJJ KKLL MMAK XNNOOPP |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,119 |
Words | 208 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 7 |
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