Oak Bay Orderly

RickthePoetWarrior 1954 (Saint John, NB)



When in Oak Bay
You must obey
The rules that are not spoken

Grim look – Don't smile
Drawn face long mile
Your attitude betoken

Thus in bland land
Of wealth so grand
Disquietude revoking

But that's okay
When they pass away
A smile remains
No joking!

About this poem

From my book Victoria By Deceit of the Pants

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Written on January 01, 2011

Submitted by RickthePoetWarrior on January 16, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAB CCB DDE AAXE
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 253
Words 50
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 4

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