The Story of Man
On the first day, Man created the dog,
and on the second, the cat.
He then decided that pig tasted better than boar,
so on the third day, created the pig pen.
On the fourth day, the wild goat became man's slave,
and on the fifth, the massive aurochs was subjugated and tamed.
The sixth day was one of great deeds,
for all the other animals bowed down to Man's might.
Then, on the seventh day,
when Man lay down to rest,
the foundations of the Earth trembled,
the animals wept,
and all was lost.
On the eighth day,
the Earth was without form and void,
and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
God, defeated, also wept.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XXXXXXXXAXXBX AXXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 604 |
Words | 119 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 13, 4 |
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