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What

Valiantstar 1961 (Sydney)

What has this looney said
I think he must be off his head.

Some drunken fool
Past his prime

Copying things from ancient times

Hard to see
Not much
Flow

Out of the loop
Not in the show

The real attraction
You may find

Written on your hearts
And minds

So some raving fool
Sends a message

Heavens above

Search for yourself
If you want
To find
Love
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Written on October 23, 2023

Submitted by myway6119 on October 23, 2023

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Scheme AA BX X XXC XC XD XX BX XXDX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 360
Words 84
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 1, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4
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