On the Sonnet
Billy Spencer cuts the heads off dolls, drives
a red, red truck scrapped by rusted steel, kills
the butts of deer. Dylan seen him shoot an arrow
through a clear glass beer, a Belgian bottled ales.
The yarns he'd spin--you'd never know
he was crazy then. Italian. Helped derive
the wicked things making Dylan much akin
to the those-before-him, like him. Dylan never
will get "iffyish" like some did. Billy, on the other,
went ahead with it, selfishly departing Mind in dance :
: a graceful giggle with lips pursed, hands clasped,
eyes drifting together in appeal to lighting:
Poor Billy: you had to bring me into this dramatic mess.
Winter is approaching, hoarding in season. The humor
drains chromatically from the leaves, the branches.
You are a packrat, & this you will be known for.
"Now yes, you make a good point, but American verses
must be tendered to fit well in homes, theatres, & caskets."
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Submitted on January 31, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAXAX XBBXXX XBCXCX |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 882 |
Words | 156 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
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