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AN ORDINARY MAN

RYRAYNARD 1958 (uk)

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OVER-DRAWN   BANK  ACCOUNT
UN-BUTTONED  CHECKED   JACKET
LOOSE   FITTING   TROUSERS
MOUSEY   BROWN   LEATHER   SHOES
ODD   SOCKS    LOOKING   FOR   A   FRIEND

PEPPERED   WHITE HORSE  HAIR
PERFECTLY   ALIGNED   TEETH
EYES   LIKE   BLUE   INDIGO   SKIES

HE   SPEAKS   WITH   A  PRONOUNCED  SPEECH   IMPEDIMENT
STUTTERING   SEVERAL   WORDS
TRIPPING  OVER   EACH   ONE

HE   STANDS     BEFORE   US
FISHING

READING   THE   LINES   ON   OUR   FACES
KNOWING   WHAT   WE   ARE   THINKING

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AN ORDINARY MAN

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Written on November 07, 2023

Submitted by ryraynard on November 07, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXXX XXX XXX XA XA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 482
Words 65
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 5, 3, 3, 2, 2
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