With a spurn of yellow and a shout -
With a spurn of yellow and a shout -
A lone Mexican poppy
Aside the mountain path
Caught my meandering eye.
How diminutive was its stem
And so few were its petals -
Nevertheless - smart with poison -
As it stood there - tranquil.
For one who’s loud in color -
I warned the little poppy -
It’s not good to be popular
For you can be plucked easily.
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Submitted by AmyMMosier on October 06, 2024
Modified by AmyMMosier on November 15, 2024
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| Scheme | XAXX XXXX BABA |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 352 |
| Words | 74 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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