A gentleman from north of Springfield
Paused at the sign that said: YIELD.
Meter: tsk, tsk*
He argued "But why?!"
Then a truck zoomed on by
And the reason for YIELD was revealed.
*And this meter is better? "Bought a dull knife and not a damn thing peeled"
Looks like too many syllables to me, but then, so does "A gentleman from north of Springfield." Aren't lines one, two and five supposed to fit within the following rhythm?
da DUH da da DUH da da Duh da
(nine syllables)
with some allowances for leading and trailing non-stressed extras as in:
When the Lady from Springfield went walloping.
So I read the prompt as follows, even though it was a stretch:
A gentleman from north of Springfield
... and my submission fit like this (I thought):
Paused at the sign that said: YIELD.
(I dropped the initial 'da' and didn't include the extras within the line)
On the other hand, what do I know? I just play this game.
When my cell phone fell into the sink