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Wallace Dean LaBenne

Astonished, awed and amazed
by magic miracles.
Dumbfounded, dazzled and dazed
by loony lyricals.

Stunned, startled and staggered
by raucous rumor.
Swayed, swindled and swaggered
by hapless humor.

Pop-eyed, passionate and petrified
by whimsical wars.
Surprised, spellbound and stupefied
by bantering bores.

Bewildered, battered and bothered
by stifling stunts.
Pandered, pained and pothered
by fraudulent fronts.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

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Scheme ABAB CDAD XEAE CFAF
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 396
Words 56
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
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