Crossing Guard
A worried elderly woman without a pension
Life was getting hard
She needed to find a job
She became a crossing guard
She was a caring woman
With kindness and grace
When the children walked up to her
A smile was always on her face
For a little old lady
The children thought she was pretty cool
She always asked how their day was
And what they were doing in school
And as she got to know the kids
Her loneliness went away
She had found new friendships
She looked foward to every new school day
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Submitted on May 05, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXB ACXC XDXD XEXE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 476 |
Words | 96 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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