Greatest Poem Ever Written
Last night in bed
I wrote the greatest poem ever written.
It kept running through my head
and I beamed with pride at
having outperformed every poet
alive or dead.
You were asleep, and I didn't have the heart
to move your head from my chest so I could
jot it down.
Soon I fell asleep
and the poem flew away
and buried itself in an
unmarked grave, totally forgotten.
I never remembered a word of it
and I really don't care
because you were warm and
fit me perfectly.
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAXXA XXX XXBB XXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 448 |
Words | 90 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 3, 4, 4 |
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