The lucifer deception!
GIDRAF MWANGI 1992 (Murang'a)
An effigy of a grotesque beast
With horns on the side cast
A picture of menace
With fear that ebbs away grace
Could the most cunning creature
With permission of God to snare
Crucify the people’s delight in him
With caricatures from whence no whim
What would you paint if asked
The devil’s face on board
Would you draw the ugliest being
That from the look has no feeling
Crafty as his rumors purport
Would he lack the thought
Creasing his image by fear
While people’s liking his care
Basing his physical on demeanor
He must be a likeable fellow
Bearing all the funny tidbits
Held by one who tells fibs
Beware of him!
© GIDRAF MWANGI
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Submitted by GIDRAF on May 21, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAX BCDD XXEE XXXC BXXA D X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 617 |
Words | 117 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1, 1 |
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