Pick A Flower
You can pick a flower. You can pick a trend.
You can pick a swagger stick,
but can you pick a friend?
You can ring a bathtub. You can ring a neck.
You can ring a ding-a-ling,
but can you ring a beck?
You can play a fiddle. You can play a fool.
You can play a holiday,
but can you play a ghoul?
You can choose a quarrel. You can choose a war.
You can choose to blow a fuse
but can you choose a score?
You can win a challenge. You can win a name.
You can win a joy within,
but can you win a game?
You can give a present. You can give a slug.
You can give and never live,
but can you give a hug?
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABACDCEFEGHGIJIKLK |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 575 |
Words | 131 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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