Silly Billy, Silly Me



My little Billy was so silly
On one October day.
He climbed a tree so he could see
An object far away.

I asked him why the big blue sky
Was interesting to
His little eyes; to my surprise
He said that he could view

A tall giraffe and so I laughed.
But he would only smile.
And so I tried to see if I'd
Missed it and in awhile

As I rechecked the sky a neck
Appeared in a tall cloud,
When I began a youthful scan;
Pretending dreams endowed.

About this poem

Youthful Imagination

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Written on October 09, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on October 09, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on October 09, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB XCXC XDXD XEXE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 441
Words 101
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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