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Walk Back to Gratitude!

Patricia Edwin 1977 (Gaborone)

I opened my eyes to see
I stretched my hands to receive
I started to walk away
Turn away and never look back

Can I ever remember ?
to walk back there
turn back there
and ever be grateful!
I am grateful!
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Submitted by patriciaedwin on May 27, 2021

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Scheme XXXX XAABB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 195
Words 41
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 5
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Patricia Edwin

Patricia Edwin is an author based in Gaborone Botswana. She is a former journalist and a published author. more…

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