Kate-A-Whimsies, John-A-Dream
Kate-a-Whimsies, John-a-Dream
Still debating, still delay,
And the world’s a ghost that gleams –
Wavers – vanishes away!
We must live while live we can;
We should love while love we may.
Dread in women, doubt in men…
So the Infinite runs away.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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| Scheme | XAXA XAXA |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 252 |
| Words | 45 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
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