Bus Number Sixty-Four
Jim sat below the salt at any table
and drove a yellow bus for union pay.
But when the moon was out, he lived to play;
in bars, he owned the stage and every table.
He danced with every skirt and wore a sable
while others held their breath for their own day.
Each night, his eyes went hunting for new prey
and drowned in drinks and gifts that were off-label.
Jim cared not where he sat at any table
or that his bus was number sixty-four.
With his mirror, he searched for Cinderella
like a prince would do in some old fable.
Jim partied every night with flirts galore.
A life with booze, his brain oozed mozzarella.
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Written on November 22, 2023
Submitted by MichaelEugeneCantrall on November 26, 2023
Modified by MichaelEugeneCantrall on November 26, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBAABBA ACXACA |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 614 |
Words | 127 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 6 |
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