Empty promises
GIDRAF MWANGI 1992 (Murang'a)
You promised me
To play with me hockey
You promised me
To buy me a rake
You promised me
To teach me how to bake
You promised me
A heart shaped X-Mas cake
You promised me
Specially cooked mandrake
You promised me
To take me to the Kindaruma lake
You also promised me
Not to meet the promises if I reminded you
‘The empty promises you make!’
© GIDRAF MWANGI
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Submitted by GIDRAF on May 16, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AaAbAbAbAbAbaxb x |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 348 |
Words | 71 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 15, 1 |
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