The Porter
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
I'd like to be a porter, and always on the run,
Calling out, 'Stand aside!' and asking leave of none.
Shoving trucks on people's toes, and having splendid fun,
Slamming all the carriage doors and locking every one
And, when they asked to be let in, I'd say, 'It can't be done.'
But I wouldn't be a porter if ...
The luggage weighed a ton.
Would you?
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 351 |
Words | 70 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 8 |
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