A Trust Thrown
Farther than trust can be thrown
Closer than a world of your own
A man had to stop to eat a meal
Before he could please the king
With a deal
Farther than trust can be thrown
Brown white and gold
Are colors not to be sewn
But if the king has to eat
And if he pleased if he will
He will temporarily patch a deal
This for that
Gold can be sold for this
And a soul can be thrown for that
A home can be built right here
Only here is not a fact
Put your arms up and tell'em
Put your arms up
We ate with you yesterday
But you should have known not
To trust us
Father than we can be thrown
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 19, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Aabxb Axa xxb c xc xx xx xxx a |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 569 |
Words | 129 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 3, 3, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 1 |
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