Paella In The Skillet



Time is your life, don't waste it.
Laugh, cry and "make believe."
Puttyroot in the billet hides a coy Adam and Eve.

Time is your date, don't miss it.
Toil, win and "make your mark."
Last hurrahs in the snake pit hides a madness in pitch dark.

Time is your tool, don't slight it.
Nail, glue and "make amends."
Larvae-froth in the frog spit hides a mortar for built trends.

Time is your test, don't fail it.
Plan, drill and "make the grade."
Litmus results we transmit hides a sham as masquerade.

Time is your friend, don't kill it.
Eat, drink and "make merry."
Paella in the skillet hides a yellow canary.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABB ACC ADD AEE AFF
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 590
Words 117
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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