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Crickets On A Strike

Vachel Lindsay 1879 (Springfield) – 1931 (Springfield)

The foolish queen of fairyland
From her milk-white throne in a lily-bell,
Gave command to her cricket-band
To play for her when the dew-drops fell.

But the cold dew spoiled their instruments
And they play for the foolish queen no more.
Instead those sturdy malcontents
Play sharps and flats in my kitchen floor.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB XCXC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 312
Words 55
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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