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[ICSoria]

not that i know a lot of meter but it seems you're not doing too bad i struggle like hell with it at times.
the poem itself for me works well with the meter as is, i do have to ask if line 2 is iambic, i only ask so that i can fully understand.
it doesn't look like it needs changing, i'm just in need of knowing

It is known as Trochaic Inversion
"Inserting a trochee (foot with stressed/unstressed pattern) into a line that is written with iambic meter. A trochaic inversion can serve to provide relief from the weak-strong pattern of iamb. It can also serve to reverse expectations or the flow of the poem." *

*Definition from: Cranberry Designs

I didn't even know about the exact term until after writing this. I simply seemed to possess, as do many other poets I'm sure, a natural inclination to smooth out the meter from one line to the next. In my case, much of this has been learned by gosh and by gum.

Sid