Zesty Italian/ My Brown Eyed Girl - 6
Derrick E Carey 1981 (Sarasota)
That was most important thing
That could have taken place
At that moment.
Zesty Italian
Had let her guard down,
But the game was still on
And so was the hunt.
I couldn’t tell
Who was hunting who?
For the first time
In my life
I felt like the prey.
I needed to know
More about her;
I had to get closer.
I can’t help myself
I’m like a cat;
I get curious.
Zesty Italian/ My Brown Eyed Girl
About this poem
Inspired by my encounter with a young woman I would work with at The British Open Pub in Venice Florida in 2019. It was all about chance encounters, and it helped lift my spirits during my journey, and to always be remembered…
Written on April 11, 2022
Submitted by DerrickECarey on April 11, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAXXXAXXXXXXBBXXX X |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 409 |
Words | 96 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 18, 1 |
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