Spoiled Grapes
Those who never take advice,
insist on preaching high
To offer wine that never aged
—from empty barrels dry
(Dreamsleep: March, 2020)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on March 05, 2020
Modified by sage48 on March 12, 2021
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| Scheme | XA XA X |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 131 |
| Words | 22 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 1 |
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