The Ritual
The same old drink on the rocks if you please.
That old sour mash, from good ol’ Tennessee,
Pack the ice tight, the frost is such a pretty sight.
You just can’t beat the fellings like these.
The Ritual.
It’s the sameness of the rituals that allow us to see the vanities of the changes.
It’s the rituals of the present that accentuate changes that make the diversities easy to remember.
So, baby , don’t try to change me.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXA XXX B |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 423 |
Words | 78 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 1 |
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