Lives As Stories



We live our lives as stories. We are but yarn to tell.
Beyond defeat and glories we run from fade to swell.

We live our lives as events. We are but gamer match.
Beyond loser and winner we run from full to patch.

We live our lives as dramas. We are but model clay.
Beyond forlorn and comic we run from work to play.

We live our lives as capsules . We are but tonic cure.
Beyond disease and vigor we run from foul to pure

We live our lives as lessons. We are but sample case.
Beyond novice and mentor we run from plain to grace.

We live our lives as crusades. We are but battle gain.
Beyond tussle and accord we run from wax to wane.

We live our lives as ethos. We are but moral code.
Beyond evil and goodness we run from slack to mode.

We live our lives as cohorts. We are but common folk.
Beyond union and single we run from loose to yoke.
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Submitted on January 02, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 824
Words 169
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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