A Long Lie In
George Cook 1934 (Lanarkshire)
I had a long lie in this morn
Now here is a guess for you
What time was it when I got up?
Don’t know? Then here is a clue
I had a long lie in this morn
So unusual for me
Breakfast then became my lunch
And my lunch became my tea
I had a long lie in this morn
And if lunch time was your guess
Then you will know I’ll have to go
To my bed on one meal less
About this poem
A little bit of humour about myself
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Written on October 28, 2019
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Scheme | AbcbAdedAfgf |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 356 |
Words | 84 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
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