Pity Poor Harold



pity poor harold the green slimy frog
who crawls through the mire and hops
in the bog.
his appearance is horrid his face is
obsurd..poor harold wishes he looked
like a bird.
so if you see harold give a kiss not
a wince,
how do you know? he might turn into
a prince!

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Submitted on September 05, 2009

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABACDEFGHG
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 256
Words 54
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10

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