Curtains
Speak of what you're certain
Let liberation grow
Lift the "bamboo curtain"
Oppressors overthrow
Speak of what you're certain
Let alternatives flow
Lift the "lacy curtain"
Gobble-up escargot
Speak of what you're certain
Let the coterie know
Lift the "secret curtain"
Hit cadence heel-and-toe
Speak of what you're certain
Let tempest twisters blow
Lift the "safety curtain"
Sail watercraft bateau
Speak of what you're certain
Let inhibitions go
Lift the "tableau curtain"
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AbabAbacAbabAbacAbab |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 476 |
Words | 77 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
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