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Future Past

Wallace Dean LaBenne

I've played in lakes and oceans
I've splashed in cobalt seas
I've sailed the Windward Islands
I've sheltered in their lees
I've placed bets on the horses
I've wagered hawk and dove
I've gambled in the market
I've chanced the game of love
I've climbed majestic mountains
I've hiked rugged terrain
I've rappelled the sheerest cliffs
I've wandered on the plain
I've read the thoughts of scholars
I've heard great divas sing
I've viewed old master paintings
I've talked to child and king
I've practiced meditation
I've spent days on a fast
I've worshipped at the altar
I've lived a future past
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

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Scheme ABCBDEFEAGHGIJKJLMNM
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 570
Words 102
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
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