Before They Got Up
As I watch their trash sag,
Single dad and his kid,
A cat was in their bag.
On his ground is the lid.
My next door neighbor's kid
Is a decent boy, but
He didn't check the lid
To make sure it was shut.
The boy catches the bus.
Dad holds his coffee cup
And I can hear him fuss,
While he picks his trash up.
It's all over the ground.
What warning could I give,
I didn't make a sound,
'cause that cat has to live.
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Single dad with his son
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Written on March 16, 2024
Submitted by robertm.06281 on March 16, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB BCBC DEDE FXFX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 412 |
Words | 101 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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