On a Scale from 1 to 10
Joseph Donelson 2003 (Kansas)
Peachy.
Or,
I don't know,
maybe more like a pear?
That's enough for today.
I've got some tinfoil
in my back pocket,
and I've forgotten what I put it there for.
I left my rain jacket at home.
Stupid thing to do, on such a sunny day.
The world's unpredictable.
You laugh.
"No,"
you say,
"But peaches are."
The tinfoil used to be a flower,
I remember.
It was probably for you.
I'd say maybe a seven. You'd say maybe
an eight.
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Submitted by joed.03185 on September 22, 2021
Modified on April 20, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCXD EXBXDE XCDX FFXAX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 423 |
Words | 86 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 6, 4, 5 |
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