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What We Saw

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)

Rhymed
If I saw you and you saw me,
They'd say we're looney as can be
And take us to the hospital
Saying, "You're lucky that the teeth were dull!"

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My Silliness

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Written on July 02, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on July 02, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on July 02, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 139
Words 31
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
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