The Yellow Rose of the Republic (communal iambic heptameter)

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Ok all y'all. Lets get a little crazy.

Iambic heptameter [shock] [whine]

aww... c'mon use your brain a little here

Emily Dickinson is probably the most prolific user of this type of verse


Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.
We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
For his civility.[...]

many more examples at http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/en...son.html#poems

My own meager attempt in this realm from JT's kitten thread:

Today I hit a kitten with
my cold and cunning car
the paint was unaffected nor
the finish did it mar

Poor infant feline called by Death
by mine own hands depart
and live again a'dumpstered
back behind this grey Wal Mart


The fun thing about these poems is that they all can be sung to the tune of "Glory glory hallelujah" or "The Yellow Rose of Texas" or many of the hymns in most church's hymn books.

So! Lets give it a shot, shall we? Add as many lines as you feel inspired to contribute...