Light Sleeper
Roger McGough 1937 (Litherland)
My wife is such a light sleeper
That when I come home late
After a night out with the boys
I always remove my shoes
And leave them at the bottom
Of the street.
Image my surprise, when
On retrieving them this morning
I discovered that they had been
Polished.
What a nice neighbourhood I live in.
What a great country this is.
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Submitted by RobertHaigh on June 21, 2020
Modified on March 16, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 314 |
Words | 63 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 4, 2 |
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