A Culinary Candidate
A cook adorned with paper cap,
Or waiter with a tray,
May be a worthy kind of chap
In his way,
But when we want one for Recorder,
Then, Mr. Walton, take our order.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | ABABCC |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 166 |
| Words | 36 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
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