The River
Sanni- Arewa Nifemi 1994 (Akure)
I lived by a river,
It flows erratic,
Until you came by for a wade.
I'm made of metal,
You are magnetic,
You questioned every choice I have made.
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Written on February 03, 2016
Submitted by arewanife48 on May 18, 2022
Modified by arewanife48 on July 20, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAB XAB |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 146 |
Words | 35 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3 |
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