The Gift Book (To J. R.)
Rudolph Valentino 1895 ( Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella May 6, 1895Castellaneta, Apulia) – 1926 ( New York City)
A book is a kindly gracious thing.
Each has a particular gift to bring.
It may be the wealth
Of a wonderful life,
Or the thrilling adventure
Of Jungle strife.
Perhaps it’s a pleasant
Of orient gold,
Tales of Aladdin
Enchantingly told.
Maybe a view,
Of a olden days,
Knighthood—Romance,
Flowery ways.
And again a journey
To lands afar
Where strange things happen,
And wonder are.
All of them—Gift books
But plainly I see,
Not one of them holds
The gift for me.
I want a book
That will lazily roam
Down the dear Pathway
To Folks back home.
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Submitted by Thao9393 on May 19, 2018
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| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 565 |
| Words | 99 |
| Stanzas | 13 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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