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Take A Trip

Wallace Dean LaBenne

Sing yourself a cheerful tune
and boost life to the hilt
Take a trip around the moon but not around the guilt

Profit from a windfall boon
and boost life to the gain
Take a trip around the moon but not around the pain

Get out from the safe cocoon
and boost life to the cheer
Take a trip around the moon but not around the fear

Feign birth by a silver-spoon
and boost life to the toss
Take a trip around the moon but not around the loss

Launch a red hot-air balloon
and boost life to the sky
Take a trip around the moon but not around the lie

Seek romance able to swoon
and boost life to the mend
Take a trip around the moon but not around the bend

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Submitted on February 05, 2010

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABB ACC ADD AEE AFF AGG
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 629
Words 133
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
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