Spiritual Exemplars
People seem to lessen
Animals advance
People seem to worsen
Animals enhance
People harm anyone
Dogs bark up a tree
People often seek fun
Dogs often show glee
People image a roam
Pigs oink for a bud
People enjoy a home
Pigs enjoy the mud
People devise a plot
Fish ingest the deep
People all need a lot
Fish need only sleep
People cry in a hood
Cats purr in content
People pay little good
Cats pay no one rent
People snivel in spite
Birds whisper a song
People do little right
Birds do zero wrong
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB ACAC DEDE FGFG HIHI JKJK |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 471 |
Words | 96 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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