LITTLE THINGS OF DELIGHT



FLIPPING  PANCAKES
JUMPING  PUDDLES   OF   RAIN

DRIPPING  ON  TOAST
CATCHING   AFTERNOON  SUNLIGHT

COUNTING  EVERY  MINUTE  STAR
MAKING  FACES  AT  THE   MOON

STIRRING  A  SPOON  ANTI-CLOCKWISE
SWATTING   FLIES
TELLING  LITTLE   LIES

SHUFFLING PLAYING  CARDS
TOPPLING STACKS  OF   PENNIES   OVER

UNWRAPPING  PRESENTS
BUILDING  CARDBOARD  BOXES

FLYING   DOWN  A  HILL  WITH  HANDS  OUT  WIDE
RIDING  A   BICYCLE  WITHOUT  CARE

THE  ADVENTURE  OF   BRUISED  KNEES
YOUR MOTHERS  ARMS   AROUND   YOUR  SHOULDERS

RIVERS  OF  EMOTIONAL  TEARS
CHAOS   AND  FEAR

THOWING  PEBBLES   
ROLLING  BOULDERS

CROSSING  BORDERS
DISOBEYING  ORDERS

THE  LOVE  OF  YOUR   MOTHER   AND   FATHER
LOYAL   LONG  LASTING  FRIENDS
BEGINNINGS   AND   ENDS
THE  FRAGILE  FORGIVENESS  OF  LIES   AND   PRETEND

TOOTHLESS  SMILES
THE  ARRIVAL  OF   A NEW   BORN

A CARTON  OF   CHOCOLATES  LEFT  OUTSIDE  THE   NEIGHBOURS   DOOR
AN  UNEXPECTED  PARCEL TO  EXPLORE

THE  UNDERSTANDING  OF   MIS-UNDERSTANDING

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THINGS OF DELIGHT AND INNOCENCE

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Written on April 05, 2023

Submitted by ryraynard on April 05, 2023

Modified on April 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX XX XX AAA XB XX XX XC XX XC CC BDDX XX EE X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 989
Words 145
Stanzas 15
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2, 1

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