Lemonade



When life gives you lemons
You don't eat them plain
You make lemonade
You squeeze and you strain

When life gives you lemons
You add a little something sweet
And mix it up
Into some yummy treat

When life gives you lemons
Do you get sugar too?
Or are you left on your own
Starving for food

And when life gives you lemons
They say make lemonade
But with too many lemons
I don't think I'll be okay

When life gives you lemons
A happy colored fruit
It's still hard to smile
What do I do?

When life gives you lemons
They say it'll be okay
But without any sugar
I can't make lemonade
Without any sugar
Dunno if I'll be okay
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Submitted by mayonnaise on November 13, 2021

Modified on April 26, 2023

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Scheme Abcb Adxd Aexx acaf Axxe Afgcgf
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 625
Words 134
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6

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