The Thing That's Missing
Robert Joseph Mattingly 1957 (Brookline, Massachusetts)
Our garbage man's truck died.
I'm sad with all my heart
And the driver he tried,
But it just wouldn't start.
The owner who I know
Lives on the other street.
I watched the driver go
Up my road on two feet.
I do not have a car,
Fixing cars not a clue.
Thank God, it isn't far,
Where he has to walk to.
So how will they need me,
Now since there's help out there.
I will look out to see,
If it starts with each prayer.
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Garbage man's truck driver
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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 CDCD EFEF GHGH |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 417 |
Words | 103 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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