Chopped down my family tree
On a trip to Marseille France
Arrived at a cemetery very late
Requested to locate ancestor's grave and dance
It contained bones of a familial pirate
Some families have skeletons in their closet
Mine contains more than a fair share
Figuratively chopping family tree with imaginary hatchet
Shiver me timbers from my past they're everywhere
About this poem
Some pride you just have to hide.
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Written on December 05, 2023
Submitted on December 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXAB BCBC |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 338 |
Words | 56 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
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