Light Hearted William
William Carlos Williams 1883 (Rutherford) – 1963 (Rutherford)
Light hearted William twirled
his November moustaches
and, half dressed, looked
from the bedroom window
upon the spring weather.
Heigh-ya! sighed he gaily
leaning out to see
up and down the street
where a heavy sunlight
lay beyond some blue shadows.
Into the room he drew
his head again and laughed
to himself quietly
twirling his green moustaches.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXXX BAXXA XXBA |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 356 |
Words | 60 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 4 |
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