Pandora's Box



She's like a chocolate box,
as pretty as can be.
She's like Pandora's Box, horrendous misery.

He's like a miter box,
as precise as can be.
He's like Pandora's Box, cut off machinery.

She's like a music box,
as tuneful as can be.
She's like Pandora's Box, discordant melody.

He's like a dealer box,
as fickle as can be.
He's like Pandora's Box, certain inconstancy.

She's like a jewel box,
as precious as can be.
She's like Pandora's Box, pilfering thievery.

He's like a shadow box,
as cautious as can be.
He's like Pandora's Box, cunningly uncanny.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on April 03, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABB ABB ABB ABB ABB ABB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 531
Words 97
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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