Crash of the Deans
It was sunny when the president spoke
in his Renaissance robe.
The graduates --
no portfolios clutched like dowries --
wore shades.
On the stage, the deans applauded.
Except one who actually grinned.
He had a mustache.
That's when it happened,
while the president spoke,
while camcorders ran.
The deans, smiling and majestically robed,
fell row by row like a strange chain of boy bands.
Now a mess of legs and tassles.
All but the mysterious grinning dean
and the president still speaking.
The graduates, with their shades,
passed the champagne.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXBBCXXX XAXXXBXX CX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 528 |
Words | 91 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 2 |
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