August 1978
There once came a day
The day I met you,
It turned the gray sky
To a beautiful blue.
You were so pretty
Your eyes big and brown
I could feel my heart start to pound.
We went out for a while
Then I let you go.
There was something about you
But no love would grow.
There once came a day,
The second time I met you.
The sky was already a beautiful blue.
Now we're together
and there is love, love that will grow.
Because you took me by the hand
And helped me to understand.
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Submitted on June 07, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 453 |
Words | 98 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 11, 7 |
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