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A Mistake

Douglas Noel

A Mistake

Nothing has changed,
Though really I've tried.
I've moved it and turned it
And colored and dyed;

I've fluffed it and muffed it
And twisted and pryed.
My hair is STILL green
As a leprechaun's hide!
Douglas Noel
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Submitted by dougnoel on July 27, 2020

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Scheme ABCB CAXBX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 217
Words 40
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 5
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Douglas Noel

Douglas is a published poet who have been accorded several awards for his poetry. He is a former teacher of 40 years the last 13 of which focused on teaching middle school children to write especially using various poetic forms. more…

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