Poem 678



Unkempt oily hair

Odorous tattered attire

Weathered dirty skin

Standing with his cardboard sign

As the traffic passes by
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Submitted on October 15, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme X X X X X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 116
Words 19
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Billy Loving

I decided to take up writing poetry about 3 years ago. I used read a lot when I was younger being a shy introvert who was somewhat seen as a misfit. I find it to be very relaxing and therapeutic. My escape from everyday life. I am a fan of haikus, tankas, sonnets, rhyming poetry and stylistic poetry such as E. E. Cummings. more…

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