Seven Men prt1

Michael Heron 1968 (Texas)



I saw seven men with seven wives
ate a a table, talk of their lives
seven days of treasure
seven weeks of pleasure
seven months of gold
seven years unfold
seven wives tried their best
seven children wept at their breast
seven swords rise as one
seven wives cry at what was done
seven children weep no more
seven heads hit the floor
seven men drink their fill
seven wives stare blankly at the kill
And when there was no more gin
seven men shook hands and turned in

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A dream that I once had

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Written on October 18, 1992

Submitted by black_h on November 27, 2022

Modified on April 24, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCCDDEEFFGGHHII
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 463
Words 89
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16

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