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Prelapsarian Time



Carefree and untroubled
Jocular and blithe
Nonchalant and bubbled
Flexible and lithe
It was the age of innocence before the design scythe
Sheltered and protected
Childlike and secure
Cherished and respected
Untarnished and pure
It was the age of innocence before the saboteur
Rapture and paradise
Youth and Peter Pan
Cologne and scented spice
Peace and cordial clan
It was the age of innocence before the fall of man
Lucrative and wealthy
Successful and prime
Vigorous and healthy
Prelapsarian time
It was the age of innocence before the lost sublime
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABABCDEFEGHIHIIJKJKK
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 531
Words 90
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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