By-Your-Leave
Boots are meant for walking
on grounds by-your-leave.
Polluting the planet
ensnares to upheave.
Lightly foot print the earth
to yield a reprieve.
Ships are meant for sailing
on seas by-your-leave.
Polluting the waters
ensnares to aggrieve.
Cleanly cruise the ocean
to yield a reprieve.
Planes are meant for soaring
on clouds by-your-leave.
Polluting the ozone
ensnares to bereave.
Safely fly the air lanes
to yield a reprieve.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | abxbxB abxbxB abxbxB |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 409 |
Words | 68 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
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