Once upon a maiden
Once upon a maiden
Brunette, blushed and bare
stood she amid a garden
with flowers fine and fair
Once upon a maiden
Laid I hope and care
my crimson heart she did gladden
with tenderness, respect and fear
Once upon a maiden
agile, strong like a mare
many-a-sorrow i did burden
misery-a-many she did bear
Once upon a maiden
affection died like a hare
strove I with might our moments not sadden
naive was I for she had breathed another man's air
Once upon a maiden
my heart, whose shears did tear
impossible was our dreamt grand weddin'
for we both, did err
2006 (c) Segun Adekoye
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Submitted on November 16, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | Abab Abax Abab Abab Abab x |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 557 |
| Words | 107 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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