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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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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