Little Child



Cry little child … yet you don't know why
Crawl, walk, run … but you cannot fly
Mumble … speakwrite on the walls
Scream … fight … slam shut the door

Hug … kiss … heart skips a beat
Sad … broken … get on your feet
Scared … trust … take a second chance
Smile … Love … cuddle to the dance

Cry grown up child … now the day has come
Yes … yes … now two become one
Passion … play … a night to remember
Rub … kick … April to December

Boy … Girl … what will you be
Pain … joy … two become three
Small … fragilegreet with a cry
Cry little child … yet you don't know why
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Submitted by Crealster on June 29, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Aaxx bbcc xxdd eeaA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 625
Words 133
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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