To be six
If twenty dragons fire sneer,
mountains melt to moppet's cheer,
green-tailed havoc, earthen thunder -
yet, small boy will crow in wonder.
Gastronomic urgings first,
Davy Crockett's righteous guile,
goblins, grizzlies unrehearsed,
audienced in Mother's smile.
Pioneer and sailor bold -
dreaming men are never old.
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Submitted on September 09, 2009
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AABB CDCD EE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 303 |
Words | 46 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 2 |
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