Let's Begin Again



The past is dyed and painted. It rates one to ten.
The past is worn and tainted. Let's begin again.

The past is stark and settled. It rates one to ten.
The past is beat and nettled. Let's begin agai.

The past is used and rusted. It rates one to ten.
The past is junk and busted. Let's begin again.

The past is born and crested. It rates one to ten.
The past is linked and tested. Let's begin again.

The past is aged and tasted. It rates one to ten.
The past is ripe and wasted. Let's begin again.

The past is weird and varied. It rates one to ten.
The past is dead and buried. Let's begin again.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA AX AA AA AA AA
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 584
Words 120
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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