My father



My father was a piece out of heaven
He was as beautiful as a rose
And as fantastic as English prose
I remember him to this day
His mind,his way
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Submitted by aliseema10 on May 09, 2021

Modified on April 07, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBCC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 139
Words 31
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5

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