Mister Merryman.



He's always standing on his toes,
And never on his heels;
He's always holding up his arms--
I wonder how it feels.
  
Two balls are always in his hands,
He never lets them drop;
He's always smiling just like this,
And never seems to stop.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 231
Words 46
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

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