No Alibi
Like a chatoyant gemstone, such as a cat's eye,
your luster is changeable with no alibi.
Like a sleuth illustrious, such as a great spy,
your inkling is changeable with no alibi.
Like a skin-swap chameleon, such as a vat's dye,
your manner is changeable with no alibi.
Like an untidy paddock, such as a pig's sty,
your array is changeable with no alibi.
Like a navy commander, such as Captain Bligh,
your diktat is changeable with no alibi.
Like a talmi-gold bracelet, such as a cheap buy,
your design is changeable with no alibi.
Like a blank philosophy, such as a blue-sky,
your belief is changeable with no alibi.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AA AA AA AA AA AA AA |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 603 |
Words | 110 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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