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STREET TRADERS--PART ONE

RYRAYNARD 1958 (uk)

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THE  WHISPER   OF  EARLY   MORNING   RISERS
BEFORE   THE   BREAKING   OF   THE   DAY
DARK   SILHOUETTES  APPEARING FROM   THE   SHADOWS

ERECTING THEIR   MARKET   STALLS
IN  THE   ANCIENT   MARKET   SQUARE

THE  CLATTER   OF   METAL  METALIC   ROD
TUBES   OF  SCAFFOLD

SHEETS   OF  HEAVY   BLUE   TARPAULIN
  HAULED    ABOVE  THE   HEAVENS

MAHOGANY   WOODEN   COUNTERS
SHOUTING  ABOVE   THE   NOISE
RESTING   ON   THE   UNEVEN   COBBLESTONE

THE  SOUND  OF  NIGHT  BUSES PASSING
 SHATTERING  THE  PLATINUMN  PLATED SILENCE

SECOND  HAND   ELECTRICAL
DUST-BOWL   VINTAGE   CLOTHING
OVER-GROWN SIZED   SHOES
TIGHT   FITTING  POP  ART   JACKETS

HIGHLY  STRUNG  TENNIS   RACKETS
WICKER   BASKETS
OLD   ANTIQUE   CHESTS
INDIAN   PAINTED   CASKETS

SILVER  CROSSES
DIAMOND   RINGS
CHEAP  IMMITATIONS OF  THE   REAL  THING

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STREET TRADERS THE WHISPER OF EARLY MORNING RISERS

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Written on October 23, 2023

Submitted by ryraynard_1 on October 23, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXA AX XX BA AAB CA XCAA AAAA AAC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 819
Words 113
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 4, 4, 3
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