My nanny
GIDRAF MWANGI 1992 (Murang'a)
A sorry creature
Scuttling and hurtling
Washing the dishes
Tripping on the carpet
Mopping the table
Arranging the table-cloth
Filling the vase
Crashing it on the sink
Carrying bags and baggages
Of filthy clothes of mine
Rummaging through them
She pricks on the nappy pin
Perched precariously on sill
Washing the window pane
Is a shiny glass pail
That smoothly slides over
When mommy comes home
She crouches in fear
At the kitchen recess
Shaking uncontrollably
My mother puffs and pants
Ranting at the broken crockery
Yapping at the smashed vase
Yelling at the crashed pail
‘’You nanny!!!!!!’’
© GIDRAF MWANGI
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Submitted by GIDRAF on May 18, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXBX XXCX BXXX XXDA XXXE XECD X |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 592 |
Words | 102 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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