A lonely Wanderer's Tale



A Lonely Wanderer's
               Tale

One day I wondered
Next day I wandered

I wandered looking for
I looked over hill then over dale
Upon foot over land
Upon water under sail

I wandered yes I did
I wandered to and fro 
A wanderer am I
Just'a wandering I did go

I wandered through thick jungles I roamed the tall grass lands
I wandered over sharp stones and across scorching desert Sands

I wandered up an over sheer mountains
My body torn by wind driven hail
I wandered to the heart of Africa
On a horse three shades of pale

I wandered the seven seas
And five oceans under sail
Shore foot to planks I lived
A lonely wandering sailor's tale

I sailed yes I did
I sailed ebb and flo
A sailor am I
Just'a sailing I did go

I sailed the four compass points
I navigated the world around
I sailed up rivers to meet the lakes
my keel never running aground

I sailed across stormy oceans
My body torn by wind driven gail
I sailed around the Arctic circle
On a boat christened
A Leaky Pail

As I wandered
I wondered

I searched the seven seas and five oceans under sail
I climbed over  mountains and sifted under then over every hill an dale
I wandered the land over on a horse three shades of pale
Then I navigated the whole earth around in A Leaky Pail

As I searched upon foot and I looked under sail
Alas finding only the words to spin and rythme

A Lonely Wanderer's
             Tale
                                     
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Submitted by on January 02, 2021

Modified by on January 14, 2021

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AB cc xbxb defe aa abxb abxb defe agag abxxb cc bbbb bx AB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,465
Words 266
Stanzas 14
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 2, 4, 2, 3

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