The Christmas Beetle
Leon Gellert 1892 (Australia) – 1977
When Christmas comes the Christmas heat'll
bring once more the Christmas Beetle
The first inflammatory breeze'll
set him buzzing like a diesel.
Hear him open up his throttle
as he hums above the wattle!
Hear him zoom, and snarl and rattle
Like a fighter plane in battle!
Watch him dive to sink and settle-
Folding up his wings of metal -
Cutting off the engines sound
as quietly as he comes to ground.
Then watch some sparrows, frail and lowly,
Strike him swiftly, rend him wholly.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAAAAAAAAABBAA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 477 |
Words | 88 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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