Kyrie
Roger McGough 1937 (Litherland)
There was a porter
who had ideas
high above his railway station
always causing righteous indignation
he wanted to be
giant amongst men
saviour come again to earth
but his teachings only met with mirth
one bright winters morn
packed in his job
believed the world needed him
dedicated his life to fighting sin
the second day out
crossing the road
apparently in Stockport town
a diesel lorry swerved and knocked him down
back at the station
all the porters
wore mourning masks on their faces
and all agredd he should have stuck to cases
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Submitted by RobertHaigh on June 10, 2020
Modified on March 25, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABB XXCC XXXX XXDD BXAA |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 514 |
Words | 95 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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