Jonas



Jonas jibber-jabbers joy
Jumping joie de vivre
Jesus’ jolly juvenile
Jiggling jocular jeune homme

Mandy’s mellifluous mini-miracle
“Ma mère!” , Mom’s milky man-child murmurs
Mark muses, marvels, mellow
Mesmerizing moppet, mimicking mouthfuls

Growing, glowing
Smiling, showing
Crawling, crowing
(Nature knowing:)

(Will he bring joy?) He Jonas-sures it;
(Is life his toy?) He Jonas-serts it
(A mountain climb?) He Jonas-cends it
(“The world is mine?”) He Jonas-sumes it

JTP, initially
A boy makes 3
God smiles at thee
“Mom, dad and me”
Love’s symphony
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Submitted by TomLoftus on February 14, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAX ABXB CCCC DDDD EXEEE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 550
Words 88
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 5

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