One Who Strived For Stars Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABB CDEE FFBB BBEE GGHB IJEE KKBL MMEE NNOP QRSS KAET SSUV

The boy stood up and looked to the skiesA
With his hair in the air and determined eyesA
He put his hand to his chest his heart beat fasterB
With a mind that was made he became a dreamerB
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Children like me lose more than I gainC
Still in my heart the dream remainsD
The stars in the sky I will reach somedayE
This is what he said that dayE
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The teen he became grew to learn from mistakesF
With society's eyes heightening the stakesF
He reached out his arms to someone that loved a dreamerB
With faith it was then that he became a loverB
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Teenagers like us have more things to discoverB
And now we carry the first duty on our shoulderB
The stars in the sky we will reach somedayE
This is what they declared that dayE
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The man he soon was husband to his wifeG
Aged sourly because of hardships and strifeG
He envied he grieved he lost things that matteredH
With desperation he became a desirerB
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Adults like us have far too many burdensI
The visions in our hearts disappear in clouded judgementJ
The stars are but an old fantasy to throw awayE
This is what they thought that dayE
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The people they were led lives seasons brushed byK
Their tomorrows turned to yesterdays in the blink of an eyeK
They shared the sorrows as much as the laughterB
With age old regrets they became thinkersL
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A widower like me bargained for plenty a stuffM
Sometimes I gained other times I didn't have enoughM
Still in the eternal our dream will stayE
This is what he said that dayE
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Though our hopes were never always metN
We were both sad and happy that you can betN
When you want the universe never always givesO
But when you appreciate you'll recognize its giftsP
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Forever is a long time much longer than I could ever imagineQ
But her hands remain in mine as my last days clock inR
Life has been cruel life has been rewardingS
Life has been full of love and desiringS
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Dreams live on though dreamers dieK
Love blossoms though lovers say their goodbyesA
Desires remain though desirers pass awayE
Thoughts are forever so don't be afraidT
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My children along the way I gave up on wantingS
And I realized too late that it was alright to keep goingS
Little ones forgive me for leaving you bereftU
Said the dreamer to his family under his last dying breathV

In Delta
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 03/13/2021

Poet's note: This is arguably one of my favorite poems I've written because it makes me tear up almost every single time. There is a fascinating aspect in a dream. Especially if that dream, to an extent, is but the mind's way of forming the impossible. One Who Strived For Stars was written back on July 4, 2020.




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