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Epicurean Delight



Eat, drink and be healthy: supervene this prescription.
Life is in the hands of God,
genetics and nutrition.

Run, swim and be hardy: practice an active routine.
Bodies require movement
for good physical hygiene.

Smile, laugh and be happy: display a blithe cheerfulness.
Spirits become uplifted
with jocund humorousness.

Read, write and be heady: render creativity.
Intelligence is enhanced
by mental activity.

Love, care and be steady: form heartfelt relationships.
Feelings forthrightly expressed
augment intimacy-scripts.

Graze, loll and be lazy: luxuriate in resplendence.
"Epicurean delight"
rouses glowing radiance.

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Submitted on February 05, 2010

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXA BXB CXC DXD CXC CXC
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 603
Words 88
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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