Ill-fitted
He dragged his feet along the floor until
his brand new bride decided she’d her fill.
She pulled his shoes off of his feet and said,
“If I had known the truth when we were wed,
I might have had a very different goal—
to find a man who had a better sole
instead of feet so swollen and so red.
I might have had a cobbler’s son instead
if I’d paid less attention to your bod
and chosen me a groom much better shod!”
For dVerse poets iambic pentameter prompt.

So it’s the feet that make the man?
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As well as the iamb!!
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lmao
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Ooooooooh. An interesting story with a da dum!
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Da dum is the least interesting meter.. sort of plodding awkwardly along like the groom!!!
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😂😂😂
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They both need a skip in there every once in a while.
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Agreed!
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I would just take him shoe shopping!
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But alas there would have been no poem!
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a quirky tale of love that went bad too soon, love the meter and the rhyme
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Thanks, Gina.
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Is the the shoes that make the man or the man making his shoes?
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Both in this case.. with one of them just a couldabeen.
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Nicely done, perfect rhyme and meter and interesting description of that man from his bride’s perspective.
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Well Done, and made me laugh!
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This was so fun to read. Enjoyed your rhyming verses.
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Thanks, Grace.
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Ha….well done! I hope he also has a worthy soul.
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Love this line, “to find a man who had a better sole”. This poem struck me as seriously funny!
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Good!! The full intent…
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