Noses Run In Any One



Fingers snap in any chap
as do shins and bones.
It is often verbum-sap until grunts and groans.

Noggins ache in any fake
as do tricks and scams.
It is often double-take until snags and jams.

Spirits soar in any lore
as do yarns and tales.
It is often letters-four until teeth and nails.

Bellies churn in any turn
as do twists and spins.
It is often stem-to-stern until laughs and grins.

Egos puff in any bluff
as do feints and lies.
It is often off-the-cuff until forms and size.

Noses run in any one
as do coughs and colds.
It is often all-or-none until wets and molds.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XAA XBB XCC XDD XEE XFF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 553
Words 108
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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