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Forlorn Pope

Dingus

Diamante
Forlorn Hope
Of a Forlorn Pope
He’s lost his hat
The silly old prat

Old John Paul
Is against the wall
These things come in threes
And his lost his fucking keyes

The Swiss guard
Are all rock hard
For the forlorn hope
Of the forlorn pope

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it's about a pope who's a bit sad

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Submitted on November 25, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCDD EEAA
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 246
Words 56
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
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