A Reversed Underneath
A reversed underneath means the top should surely be,
The bottom where the bottom was that you surely see;
And the bottom means the bottom was but not could surely be,
For the bottom is the top where the top could no longer be;
To bring the sides in play would truly be confusing,
For the sides could be where the bottom was, though really refusing;
This would mean the sides would have to be where top used to be,
And this would mean all screwed up, as you can surely see.
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Submitted on October 07, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAAA BBAA |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 466 |
Words | 92 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
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