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Shirley's Woes

Early Shirley 1937 (Great Falls, Montana)

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There once was a woman named Shirley
Who always went to work early
What no one could see
Was that she liked to pee
On her boss before he got surly
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Written on August 24, 2021

Submitted by dlglibra on August 24, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAAAA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 142
Words 31
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
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Early Shirley

David Granteer, 84 y/o, living in Baja Mexico. MS degree in engineering, retired US Navy Officer, Married to Carol more…

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