Hold 'Em loosely



Things eye see
Though perfect they may seem
And highly esteemed they may be
Only for a moment are to be seen:
Hold 'em loosely
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Some the weather fades and tear
Thieves carry some to sell or to wear
Some grow old, very old and so they die
One thing leading to another
Some just die
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Things eye see
Though perfect they may seem
And highly esteemed they may be
Only for a moment are to be seen;
Hold 'em loosely.
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Submitted on June 21, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABACA ddefe ABACA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 405
Words 85
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 17

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