STREET TRADERS--PART ONE
RYRAYNARD 1958 (uk)
THE WHISPER OF EARLY MORNING RISERS
BEFORE THE BREAKING OF THE DAY
DARK SILHOUETTES APPEARING FROM THE SHADOWS
ERECTING THEIR MARKET STALLS
IN THE ANCIENT MARKET SQUARE
THE CLATTER OF METAL METALIC ROD
TUBES OF SCAFFOLD
SHEETS OF HEAVY BLUE TARPAULIN
HAULED ABOVE THE HEAVENS
MAHOGANY WOODEN COUNTERS
SHOUTING ABOVE THE NOISE
RESTING ON THE UNEVEN COBBLESTONE
THE SOUND OF NIGHT BUSES PASSING
SHATTERING THE PLATINUMN PLATED SILENCE
SECOND HAND ELECTRICAL
DUST-BOWL VINTAGE CLOTHING
OVER-GROWN SIZED SHOES
TIGHT FITTING POP ART JACKETS
HIGHLY STRUNG TENNIS RACKETS
WICKER BASKETS
OLD ANTIQUE CHESTS
INDIAN PAINTED CASKETS
SILVER CROSSES
DIAMOND RINGS
CHEAP IMMITATIONS OF THE REAL THING
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STREET TRADERS THE WHISPER OF EARLY MORNING RISERS
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Written on October 23, 2023
Submitted by ryraynard_1 on October 23, 2023
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Scheme | AXA AX XX BA AAB CA XCAA AAAA AAC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 819 |
Words | 113 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 4, 4, 3 |
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