( A Monkey And A Donkey )

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A monkey and a donkey,
went and stood by a tree.
To tell many of the creatures
how the future should be.

Then monkey saw a man,
who was made from the sand.
But was smart enough to know,
how to trade for the land.

He grabbed donkey by the ears,
but did not cry any tears.
While time marches on there went
by many years.

In fact monkey got so sad,
then he really got mad.
When he saw his friend donkey,
being treated so bad.

The monkey had a tree,
the donkey used to be free.
That told many of the creatures,
how the future would be.  

About this poem

I wrote this poem because I am a believer in the conservation of animal life on this planet.

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Written on June 28, 2023

Submitted by garybrown31012 on July 11, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABA XCXC DXXD EEAE AABA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 537
Words 130
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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I grew up in a poor community. I moved from Lotus River when I was 12 years old to where I am currently residing namely Mitchell's Plain a place built for colored people by the Apartheid regime. I have written poetry from an early age and it is the only true expressive form I have ever known. more…

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