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Caution and the Wind

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)

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I named my frisbee Caution and
Threw it into the wind.
Soon after it had left my hand,
The wind blew harder, then

My Caution was not strong enough
To get back to the ground.
I guess my caution was not tough;
With many trees around.

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Don't throw caution to the wind!

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Written on October 28, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on October 28, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on October 28, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX ABAB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 232
Words 51
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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