Twenty four
The loose swing of the jazz playing
The most wonderful tunes it pours out
Your soul's being penetrated
You feel the rays of dawn
You nearly cry and just yawn
With 24 more hours to go
The smell of old whisky in the bar while
Everybody's eyes drooping down
You have a tear in your eye
You nearly sob and just sigh
With 24 more hours to go
The only talking of the bar is outside
Where the crowds form of those who can't partake
In the purge of their depressive life
To these getting in there's no break
No 24 hours left for those who took the final breathe.
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Submitted on June 24, 2016
Modified on March 22, 2023
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Scheme | xxxaaB xxccB xdxd x |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 539 |
Words | 110 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 5, 4, 1 |
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