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Embroidered Truth

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)

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He was aloof about the truth
So, lies came easily.
He would embellish and then relish
What "his" truth came to be.

Exaggeration caused elation,
At least inside his head.
The truth he stretched would often fetch
The rumors he had fed.

He told his lies with no surprise
To anyone around.
So, they were glad, with no one sad;
When he moved out of town!

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Truth matters

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Written on November 08, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on November 08, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on November 08, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB XXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 351
Words 75
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
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