Dependable Wake-up-er



Some persons waken at the noise
   Of newsboys bringing papers;
Others hear alarming clocks,
   Or careless milkmen's capers.

I'm told few wake to honeyed calls,
   As loved ones' voices coo;
And many heed the barnyard fowl's
   Gay "cock-a-doodle-doo!"

Are you aroused by singing birds,
   In near-by trees, each morning;
Or: "Hey! get up--or you'll be late!"
   Or some such pleasant warning?

Though many wake-up systems thrive,
   I'd recommend to you
As most reliable of all,
   A baby's loud "boo-hoo!"
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Submitted on March 21, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXB XCAC XDXD XCXC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 522
Words 85
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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