Analysis of Gay Hired Hand
An old farmer that died had left all of his lands
To the wife that loved him but had delicate hands
She had to hire a man to help her along the way
It didn’t matter to her when he said he was gay
He was a hard worker, always working long hours
He best liked the gardening, especially the flowers
After weeks of hard work she decided he needed
Some time to himself and he happily conceded
He did though have to be back by midnight for sure
He had to begin his work day in the morning at four
Midnight came and went and just as she feared
Though she was waiting for him, he never appeared
He finally showed up, but it was at two twenty-nine
And she was waiting for him with a glass of red wine
She quietly beckoned for him to come into the door
Nervously he shuffled his feet across the large floor
She said, You’re late and this is what you need to do
I want you to take off my blouse and my high heels too
He did as he was told although his hands were shaking
He knew when he did it, it was a chance he was taking
She said, Now take off my skirt and unsnap my brassiere
When you have them all off, put it all on the table here
Now you know that I’m happy for the day you were hired
But the next time you wear my clothes to town, you’re fired
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111011111111 101111111001 11110011100101 111010111111 110110110110 1110100010010 101111110110 1110101100010 11111111111 11101111001011 110101111 111101111001 11001111111101 0111011101111 11001011110101 1001101101011 111101111111 1111111101111 111111111010 11111111011110 11111110111 11111111110101 11111101011010 1011111111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,241 |
Words | 262 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 24 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
Words per line (avg) | 11 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 40 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
About this poem
Another poem derived from a joke I heard.
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Written on November 19, 2017
Submitted by UJ on August 03, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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