Although I love the anapest,
The iamb’s where I do my best.
My syllables of sixty-four
Make perfect squares. But sometimes more
And sometimes less will do just fine,
As long as there’s four beats per line—
Such precedent to break the rules
Is not unique to modern schools.

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