Belly Laugh



There is so much wonder in a belly laugh.
It could be a blunder or a social gaffe.

There is so much dribble in a belly laugh.
It could be a nibble or a fatted calf.

There is so much written in a belly laugh.
It could be a kitten or a tall giraffe.

There is so much humor in a belly laugh.
It could be a rumor or a photograph.

There is so much banter in a belly laugh.
It could be a canter or a witty chaff.

There is so much delight in a belly laugh.
It could be a topflight or a poor riffraff.

There is so much divide in a belly laugh.
It could be a flipside or a half and half.

There is so much tingle in a belly laugh.
It could be a jingle or a treble staff.

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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on April 23, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 645
Words 144
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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