Scintillate
Roger McGough 1937 (Litherland)
I have outlived
my youthfulness
so a quiet life for me
where once
I used to
scintillate
now I sin
till ten
past three.
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Submitted by RobertHaigh on June 10, 2020
Modified on May 03, 2023
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| Scheme | ABC BXA XXC |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 113 |
| Words | 24 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3 |
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