Ranger’s Sky
Greg Lanier 1962 (Atlanta, GA)
Ranger’s Sky, the mountain man,
walked the sacred Fatherland.
Head held high with snarl of teeth;
gardenia’s trampled under feet.
Ranger’s Sky, the mountain man,
kept his feelings in a can;
never for a soul to see.
Ranger’s liked his privacy.
Ranger’s Sky, the mountain man,
killed a poacher on his land.
Poacher thought that he’d be sly
and steal the can of Ranger’s Sky.
Ranger’s Sky, the mountain man,
hung himself with can in hand;
couldn’t take the pain of spies
creepin’, sneakin’, peekin’ side.
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Submitted by GregLanier on May 10, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Abxx Aacc Abdd Abxx |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 510 |
Words | 86 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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