Lazy man
What a lazy man!
What a man that finds solace
In idling away and about!
Without a pillow,he sleeps
And wakes up with a tribal mark
Designed by nature such as
Is common to the horses.
He sleeps in the night and wakes up
In the morning by the crow of the clock
And hisses,saying:"How time flies!"
He has no farm to cultivate
Also has he no water to draw
He uses tattered clothe to
Wrap himself when asleep.
Come and see what the lazy man
Has got to offer.Have you seen
What the lazy man has got to offer?
Do you see what the lazy man has
Offered? He has got nothing to offer!
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Submitted on May 21, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 555 |
Words | 120 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 5 |
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