Sounds of the Suburbs
Wind blowing through the trees, rustling the leaves
Butterflies flutter by noiselessly
The occasional chirp of a songbird can be heard
Among the hum of 2-stroke engines
The honk of car horns and
The endless barking of a dog down the street
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Submitted by Trevdowell on March 23, 2023
Modified on March 28, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 240 |
Words | 43 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3 |
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