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One good turn

Cynthia Ezeokoli 1999 (Abdijan)

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One good turn

A deer came tapping away

At my door in the cool serene
chilly night I didn’t open up

For fear of lions lurking far away
In the dark.

Does that make me less human

I think so I’m feeling a little guilt in
my heart for one day I’d be in it’s shoes

One good turn deserves another
truly! truly!

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A short reflective poem

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Written on October 11, 2021

Submitted by coluebube5 on January 15, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X A XX AX X XX XX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 319
Words 72
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2
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