Comeback
It's hard to make a cordial home
if you have been a shrew.
Multiply scolding by scolding, you get scolding in lieu.
It's hard to make a happy face
if you have been morose.
Multiply wailing by wailing, you get wailing up close.
It's hard to make a distant trip
if you have been dead still.
Multiply halting by halting, you get halting at will.
It's hard to make a songbird sing
if you have been in chase.
Multiply stalking by stalking, you get stalking as trace.
It's hard to make a solemn oath
if you have been untrue.
Multiply lying by lying, you get lying on cue.
It's hard to make a good comeback
if you have been nowhere.
Multiply nothing by nothing, you get nothing to share.
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEEFGGHDDIBCJBB |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 663 |
Words | 129 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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