The Night Shelter
It's five a.m.; the driving rain
And howling wind breed mental pain.
Deprived of sleep by rampant storm,
Thus after five they'll not be warm.
Nocturnal peace, supernal bliss
Is shattered, scattered far by this
Maternal voice of colonel-type -
At five collective hate is ripe!
Tornadic rush, an addict here,
A gangster there; but none to fear.
Nomadic tribe, sporadic stays,
But all will dance, when ,'colonel'
plays!
The stewing crowd is queuing now
At six, though most detest the chow.
There's hewing, hacking, spewing out;
Thus, in the day, they scrape about.
At five p.m. arrive they back;
It's five bucks in, out if you lack.
They jive through gates, the hive's astir.
Then shower all, let none defer.
About this poem
A dreary life on the road.
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Written on August 19, 2022
Submitted by basiltfillis2021 on August 19, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDD EXFXF GGHH IIEX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 709 |
Words | 141 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5, 4, 4 |
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