Oak Bay Orderly
When in Oak Bay
You must obey
The rules that are not spoken
Grim look – Don't smile
Drawn face long mile
Your attitude betoken
Thus in bland land
Of wealth so grand
Disquietude revoking
But that's okay
When they pass away
A smile remains
No joking!
About this poem
From my book Victoria By Deceit of the Pants
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Written on January 01, 2011
Submitted by RickthePoetWarrior on January 16, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAB CCB DDE AAXE |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 253 |
Words | 50 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 4 |
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