Starting with Song
Four fifteen A M.
Just like the alarm.
He is singing merrily.
All kinds of weather.
Knows there are worms
Out there.
Some mornings sidewalks littered
With flesh.
Branches for a new nest
For the Missus.
And MUD.
Had a bit of a blip.
In the return from Carolinas.
Mid March ice storm.
Drab gray and glistening trees.
Everybody staying inside.
Seemed like no joy; no business.
Most were scowling.
But higher temperatures.
Ah yes, like new life itself.
Students laughing in short sleeves.
And Robin happily starting
This one off.
Canada Goose passes by.
Honking his assent.
Mourning doves, also newly returned.
Just coo and coo.
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Written on April 14, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on April 14, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on April 14, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
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Words | 132 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 11, 16 |
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