That dirty old stone



It was just a dirty old stone,
 residents knew it was heavy in weight.
 It was nestled near some briers~
 weighing 4000 pounds~irregular in shape.

 Residents passed and wanted it moved..
 No one knew it would become history~
 Strangers talked about it in disgust~
 ~Wedged in gravel, did it know the mystery?

 Then the daylight suddenly turned dark!
 The old stone starting rolling away!
 It rolled away from the tomb ?
 'twas rolled there to forever stay.

 And now~~~the dirty old stone had become
 a part of the most historical day.
 A cool breeze blew and the stone felt
 Angel Arms lightly roll it away.
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Submitted on July 01, 2016

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XAXA XBXB XBXB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 592
Words 104
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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