Roofers
Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)
The roofers had so much to say
One was a working
The other was at play
They spoke through the scaffolding
Their new friendship soldering
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Written on June 15, 2022
Submitted by HeatherLydiaThornhill on June 15, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | ABABB |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 137 |
| Words | 26 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
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