Talk Of Idyllic Peace



There is no alchemy but we ought to try.
Talk to your enemy but keep a wary eye.

There is no Xanadu but we ought to try.
Talk until the adieu but keep a wary eye.

There is no perfection but we ought to try.
Talk for supremacy but keep a wary eye.

There is no Nirvana but we ought to try.
Talk celestial legend but keep a wary eye.

There is no magic wand but we ought try.
Talk for fascination but keep a wary eye.

There is no Paradise but we ought to try.
Talk heavenly glory but keep a wary eye.

There is no veracity but we ought to try.
Talk simple honesty but keep a wary eye.

There is no Camelot but we ought to try.
Talk of idyllic peace but keep a wary eye.
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Submitted on January 13, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 648
Words 139
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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