Creakes
Valiantstar 1961 (Sydney)
Sneak down the stairs,
Don't wake the hoards.
Bones creaking
In tune with the boards.
A good day's work
The old dogs are numb.
I had avoided this day,
But it had to come.
Cob with his hernia
And one and a half hands
Me with half a brain
Between us a man!
We got the job done
In very good time
The old girl did good.
In her bilge a little brine.
The weather was fair the tide was right,
The old fellas did it!
With no one in sight.
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Written on November 21, 2023
Submitted by myway6119 on November 20, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XA XA XB XB XX X X X X X X C X C |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 453 |
Words | 119 |
Stanzas | 14 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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