Hello Old Man
Hello Old Man ©
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
July 17, 2023
While wandering the pastoral Arlington streets
I came across a lovely flowered abode
My ears did focus on boisterous children playing
Their mother’s pride just yearning to explode
A young soprano boy’s voice rang right out
Clear as a Sunday church’s bell
“Hello old man!”, he gleefully exclaimed
“Hello young boy” back gleefully I did yell
Pure love was the only thing I felt
And 100% honesty of course
For such a joyous exclamation from a child
Should not be constrained by parental remorse
Truth he espoused for an old man I am!
And an old man I am proud to be
My heart was warmed and fed with joy
To hear a child be so honest and free
About this poem
A true story about truth asa only a child can dish out.
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Written on July 18, 2023
Submitted by shulman.gary on July 18, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXX XAXAXBXBXCXCXDXD |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 716 |
Words | 142 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 16 |
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