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"Sweet thing"

Eryck Araneta

sweet Leah dances in the sky,
seemingly unaware of the magic
she has in her eyes.
sweet Leah works hard through
night and day,
how I wish I could be there,
when the girl dances away.
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Submitted on November 14, 2009

Modified on May 01, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 176
Words 36
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7
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