The Fly
Leonard Cohen 1934 (Westmount) – 2016 (Los Angeles, California)
In his black armour
the house-fly marched the field
of Freda's sleeping thighs,
undisturbed by the soft hand
which vaguely moved
to end his exercise.
And it ruined my day —
this fly which never planned
to charm her or to please
should walk boldly on that ground
I tried so hard
to lay my trembling knees.
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Submitted by RobertHaigh on June 11, 2020
Modified on May 03, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 310 |
Words | 57 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
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