I Will Tell You of Seuss, of His Poetry Grand

This is something I've already posted in the Poetry group, but I thought I might as well post it here too in case it might be of interest to anyone else. It merely explains the meters Dr Seuss used in his works:

I'm afraid that I'm late, weeks and months they have passed,
But I saw a post mention the Seussian craft.
If you still yearn to know of his meter and style,
Don't look any further; I'll keep you a while.

The great trademark he used: anapests all in fours, (that is, four per line)
That's a foot and it goes: dum-dum-DUM at its core.
But there's more to be said of his genius, brothers, (and sisters, of course )
Like missing a beat, maybe adding another. (see what I did there?)

(note: only take away the first beat, and only add a beat at the end.)

But what mixes and jiffles it splendidly too,
Is the mixing of meter; what else could he do?
If our Seuss was to use that great foot all the way,
How could children, the readers enjoy it today?

Trochees, DUM-dum, such as this bit:
"One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish."
He blended these with iambs dum-DUM, ('iamb' is actually two syllables, but whatever )
To make long stretches much more fun. (and easier to write too.)

But often did Seuss have dum-DUM-dum you must see,
The amphibrach "Circus McGurkus", so writes he.
More frequent than trochees or iambs but yet second,
Anapests I've returned to to show that, I reckon.

And the couplets are vital too, never forget!
Or else you will look like you're dead in the head.
Oh, I hope you will take my advice if you choose,
To write in the style of a poet named Seuss.