Something Happy This Way Comes
Something happy this way comes:
to up-turn the pouting lip, to give a jump-rope skip.
Something scary this way comes:
to disrupt the routine way, to stir-up mad dismay.
Something friendly this way comes:
to arrest the lonely heart, to affection impart.
Something crazy this way comes:
to amaze the stable mind, to past beliefs unbind.
Something lovely this way comes:
to kindle the fading flame, to hot passion reclaim.
Something ugly this way comes:
to repulse the refined eye, to circulate a lie.
Something kindly this way comes:
to comfort the forsaken, to restore what's taken.
Something evil this way comes:
to entice the wayward soul, to circumvent control.
Something simple this way comes:
to present the common truth, to manifest fine couth.
Something complex this way comes;
to unfold the mystery, to display majesty.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AX AX AB AB AX AX AX AX AX AX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 807 |
Words | 136 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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