Trees Are Like Kids



Trees are like kids.
You feed them, take care of them.
Then one day, just sprout to be big beautiful trees.
That can reach for the heavens.
Stand straight like a man in uniform.
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Written on August 29, 2006

Submitted by persephonie92 on October 12, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 174
Words 34
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5

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