Attracting A Mate



What traits and behavior drew you to a mate?
Was it hopes of a savior
or was it simply fate?

Bright feathers and twitter attract the female bird.
Big antlers and fast skitter
stand out in the deer herd.

Shapely form and honey attract the male robust.
Expensive cars and money
create hankering lust.

Profound satisfactions attract like luring bait.
Epigamic attractions
secure a lasting state.

What deeds and chemistry solidified your choice?
Was it great diversity
or was it common voice?
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Submitted on January 13, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABA CBC DED AXA FEF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 474
Words 82
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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