What Am I?

Franklloyd Falcotelo 1981 (Toronto)



I have a riddle.
It will make your mind wiggle.
I move unnoticeably.
I am fast and no one can catch me.

Once you think you had me.
It is already too late.
But if you respect me,
It is always a date.

What Am I?

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Written on July 01, 2022

Submitted by ffrank03 on July 05, 2022

Modified by ffrank03 on April 24, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAAB BCBC X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 211
Words 56
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 1

Franklloyd Falcotelo

Franklloyd Falcotelo is a weekend artist and poet from the city of Toronto. He graduated from University Canada West, with a bachelor’s degree in Commerce in 2013. more…

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