More Is Expected
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
From those who do more,
More is expected.
As if they have no life,
Of their own to live.
From those who do more,
More is expected.
As if they have no life,
Of their own to live.
Not enough,
Can they do to please anybody.
Not enough can they do.
There is not enough can they do to please,
Anybody!
Not enough can they do.
Even when sick,
People like this...
Know no one will come around,
With time to give it.
From those who do more,
More is expected.
Not enough can they do.
Not enough can they do.
Even when sick,
People like this...
Know no one will come around,
To offer to assist.
From those who do more,
More is expected.
As if they have no life,
Of their own to live!
Do we make each other thoughtless.
With a loss of common sense.
Then to make each other spoiled.
And excuse this not to end.
From those who do more,
More is expected.
From those who do more,
More is accepted and expected to get!
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Written on December 13, 2022
Submitted by lpahtillah on December 13, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCD ABCD xeFxeF GHIx ABFF GHIx ABCD xxxx ABAx |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 910 |
Words | 225 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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