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No Guarantee

Wallace Dean LaBenne

We have no guarantee of just one more day.
As sunshine warms our flesh we must learn to play.

We have no guarantee of just one more hope.
As sunshine warms our flesh we must learn to cope.

We have no guarantee of just one more seethe.
As sunshine warms our flesh we must learn to breathe.

We have no guarantee of just one more dance.
As sunshine warms our flesh we must learn to chance.

We have no guarantee of just one more squeeze.
As sunshine warms our flesh we must learn to please.

We have no guarantee of just one more gaffe.
As sunshine warms our flesh we must learn to laugh.

We have no guarantee of just one more scart.
As sunshine warms our flesh we must learn to start.

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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA BB CC DD EE FF AX
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 667
Words 133
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
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