Genetic Link
Hear any comic joker;
note offspring has a jink.
Each family has a choker: a droll genetic link.
Find any cleric shaman;
note duty has a kink.
Each family has a conman: a fake genetic link.
Ask any prison keeper;
note e*** has a brink.
Each family has a reaper: a vile genetic link.
Watch any ashen painter;
note color has a pink.
Each family has a feinter: a sham genetic link.
Seek any open portal;
note armor has a chink.
Each family has a mortal: a bent genetic link.
Read any linage gazette;
note history has a wink.
Each family has a secret: a base genetic link.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 27, 2023
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Scheme | ABB XBB ABB ABB XBB XBB |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 551 |
Words | 108 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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