Your Own Backyard
Rocks in your own backyard are diamonds-in-the-rough
Fine cuts and polish reveal
the treasures sure-enough
Delectations for your heart are covered by veneer
Scratch the surface and you'll find
a singing gondolier
Amusing apparitions are masking in disguise
Bare your mind and they'll burst forth
before your very eyes
Enchanting destinations are very close at hand
Imagine and you'll arrive
at castles built of sand
Unbelievable wonders are growing in your shell
Crack the egg and they'll appear
riding your carousel
Riches in your own backyard are hidden in plain sight
Flaming pleasures that you seek
will at your feet ignite
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXA BXB CXC DXD EBE FXF |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 610 |
Words | 101 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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