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A Modern Day Gatsby

Larry Wells Jr 2003 (Nevada)

Deep breathing, late night
Darkness has set, no time left
Do it quick, faster

Doubt sets in, can I
Fix what is wrong, but before
The clock has run out

The dishes can wait
Eyes on the prize, begging god
Please make it in time

The Daisy to my
Jay Gatsby, I did you wrong
If I could fix it

But no I cannot
Instead I sit here at my
Desk, wasting our time
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Submitted by larrywellsjr03 on December 10, 2021

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXX AXX XXB AXX XAB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 355
Words 79
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
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