The Rowdy Partridge
Black holes winked at me
So, I decided to study a little astronomy
I read a brief history of time
And knew that one day a capsule
Will allow travel through time
Where black clouds creep
With planets on their muddy wings
Blackening the sky
But then one day I got fed up
I carried a woven cane basket
And collected some berberis fruits
And sat by the fireplace,
I eased my thoughts into my sweet nap
I saw galaxies equal to lame geese
And my father held their thin necks
Then I folded the books of planets
In my old box
And now I hunt quails for my meal
But I am careful not to touch that rowdy partridge
Which my father pays special attention to
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Submitted by edouardtarabey on February 04, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AABCBDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 644 |
Words | 128 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
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