In A Jar
As a child I filled a jar with sugary soft sand.
In pretence I was a czar
as owner of all land.
As a child I flew a kite with pilot savoir-faire.
In pretence I was topflight
as marshal of the air
As a child I raised a roof with structural design.
In pretence I was a spoof
as isometric line.
As a child I scaled a knoll with mountaineering skill.
In pretence I was patrol
as a king of the hill.
As a child I rode a plain with locomotive steam.
In pretence I was a train
as engineering gleam.
As a child I made a pie with culinary mud.
In pretence I was a guy
as gastronomic stud.
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on April 15, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABACACDEDFGFHIHJKJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 562 |
Words | 120 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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