Two Buddies Hobbling.



Rainy day Morning
Mechanized chair
Doggy alongside
True friends they were there.
Spry constitutional
Only one leg
Man or his Best Friend.
Each had the same.
Skipping the three legged
Urging the Man.
All was exceptional
Exercise plan.
Minding not weather
Or grim looks received.
This was a friendship.
Most hurting relieved.

(This was impromptu writing while driving with  some errands. Saw man and dog in drizzle. Pulled into a parking lot. Wrote the piece happily and as moved in the moment.)
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Written on January 17, 2023

Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 17, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXABXXXXCBCXDXD X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 494
Words 92
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 16, 1

Douglas Blair

 · 1951 · London

Blogging poems since 2008. Once a lawyer in general practice. Then 32 years as Shipper in a heavy metal fabricating plant. Retired 2022. Married and father of two. Poet. Hiker. Harmonica Busker. Gospel enthusiast. Photographer. http://shootdempix.blogspot.com/ more…

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