Gasoline and Matches

Robert Frost 1874 (San Francisco) – 1963 (Boston)



Gasoline
Gasoline I need
Also a match
To light up the night

It’s cold, dark with stars above my head
So I ride to the store at night
To get what I need

To light up the night just right
I come back with gasoline, matches and a
Ton of chips and salsa
So much for just gasoline and matches

I pour the gasoline on my wood
I light a match and light up the night just right
I eat and get warm in this cold night
With stars above my head

Gasoline and matches was all I needed
Gasoline and matches is all I need to
Light up the night just right

Now it spreads...
To other parts of the Earth...
To cause harm and panic...
And I can’t stop it...
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Submitted on March 15, 2021

Modified on April 17, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXB CBA BDDX XBBC XXB XXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 621
Words 132
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4

Robert Frost

Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. more…

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