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Back on track

Jet Rood

Free verse
Sometimes you step out of it
the trail you were tread on
presuming to be on track
but in the end derailing

What is of more weight
the heart of the mind
which one is useful
or maybe even wise?

I think it's the combination
ratio and love
the one has to be with the other
I think you'd already found out

That's what life is about
experiencing and learn
and by falling and getting up
you mark the earth with your print
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Submitted by Jet-Rood on July 27, 2014

Modified by Jet-Rood on August 31, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XXXX XXXA AXXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 417
Words 87
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
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Jet Rood

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2023: In a world full of chaos, creativity is one of the helping things to keep yourself sane. ******************************** 2014: A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen than you have something very special. - Nelson Mandela - ******************************** I am from the land of tulips and mills. Writing is a need like eating and sleeping. I think we are all wondrous creatures who deserve to love ourselves and live in freedom. I like to participate in cases which can make a difference for myself, my surroundings and the earth. My wish: humanity in a non-dualistic society. more…

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