All At Once!
A girl,
the first cried out
with delight as life slapped
her bottom with a generous
smile; wide-eyed with fresh love's delicate warmth,
this fine day would be remembered
for all the right reasons,
newborn: sweet Grace;
a girl.
A boy,
the second laughed
as air rushed through his lungs,
a brand new moment clapped surprise
while eyes stared inside shock's brilliant gaze,
what a wonderful warm package
to be delivered here;
today's promise,
a boy.
Triplets,
the third bellowed
its emergence into
hearts beating wildly with wonder,
features froze themselves; a photographic
pause, while nature giggled a girl.
'That's all folks!' spread cool wings
above round mouths,
triplets!
Rictameter: is a nine lined stanza with a syllable count of 2,4,6,8,10,8,6,4,2 beginning and ending with the same two syllables.
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Submitted on September 22, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AxxbxxxxA CxxxxxxbC DxxxxaxxD x |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 777 |
Words | 138 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 9, 9, 1 |
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