CAR RIDE (Poem #236)
Mom, when are we going to get there?
This trip seems awful slow.
I'm getting awful tired now,
And thirsty, I'm letting you know.
I'll be so tired when I get there,
That I will be about to drop.
Is it at the top of that mountain
Where we are going to stop?
Let's sing some songs, Mom says
That will give us a joyful grin.
We don't have to sit here
Being quiet as a pin.
We can play a game
In order to pass the time.
I spy a red car; will the next one
Be yours or mine?
Then you can sit back
And take a little nap.
Our destination then will come
Seeming like we hit it with a zap.
When our trip is over,
And we then come to a stop,
We will have had so much fun
And won't be feeling ready to drop.
© copyright 8/1/1999 by Jean E. Gorney
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Submitted on February 05, 2017
Modified on March 30, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXB ACDC XEXE XXDX XFXF XCDC X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 734 |
Words | 157 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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