Rate:0.0 / 0 votes

Woe or wow

Doreene Felder 1967 (Phila.)

Woe is a warning of something's not right
Wow is a great word
Like losing a fight
Just as an empty soul
Can't sleep through the night
Like seeing a star
Without knowing it's name
Like being put down the hall of Fame
Like a big burden inspite of the shame
Like pointing a finger
With no one to blame
A woe or a wow
Sometimes seems the same.

About this poem

You sometimes wonder why people wow the wrong things in life that's really a woe thing.

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Written on September 26, 2021

Submitted by doreenefelder191 on September 26, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

21 sec read
11

Quick analysis:

Scheme ABACADEEEFEGE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 331
Words 69
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13
Full analysis for Woe or wow »

Doreene Felder

Living life the best I know how in the most positive form. more…

All Doreene Felder poems | Doreene Felder Books

5 fans

Discuss the poem Woe or wow with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Woe or wow" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 31 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/110638/woe-or-wow>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    More poems by

    Doreene Felder

    »

    May 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    0
    days
    1
    hour
    43
    minutes
    142 entries submitted — 8 remaining

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Our awesome collection of

    Promoted Poems

    »

    Browse Poetry.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    I wandered lonely as a _______ that floats on high o'er vales and hills
    A flower
    B cloud
    C star
    D bird