Wee Shop by Robert service. Given words by me; but not as rich.
They took all savings
Mother came out of hiding
Daughter left seamstress grind
Had a charming candy shop in mind.
En passing I twigged
To a new sign
Decorated window
Glimpses of savoureuses
Mouth watering.
Over the weeks I
Was their secret
Admirer and spy.
Bookkeeping done with
Frowns at the desk.
Resilient smiles in
A new window
Dressed up.
Or in a sweet little
Story or hope shared.
But very few customers
Entering, perusing.
Quell domage.
Inventories strained.
Hairstyles in disarray.
Mother took to a chair
Mostly.
Daughter desperate.
Finally darkness.
Goods all gone.
I missed any notice
Of liquidation.
Daughter returned
To sweatshop needlework.
About this poem
In his months in Bohemian Paris with other starving artists.
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Written on April 26, 2024
Submitted by dougb.72572 on April 26, 2024
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | ABCCXXDAB EXEXXXDXXX XBXXXXXXFXFX XX |
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| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 657 |
| Words | 124 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9, 10, 12, 2 |
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