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Tumble Over Upside Down

Wallace Dean LaBenne

Exposé of world renown
Everything once lost is found

Red and yellow, white and brown
Blaring out discordant sound

Monarchies display the crown
Clerics frantically expound

Cummerbund and bridal gown
Rituals often confound

Playful antics of the clown
Manifestos that astound

Silly grin and pouting frown
Pandemonium abound

Leaping lizards on the town
Somersault and twist around

Tumble over upside down
Reptiles slither underground

Life enigmas still dumfound
Toss the rope before they drown

Peaceful, quiet, soothing lown
Circumfused safely surround
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AB AB AB AB AB AB AA AB BA AB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 530
Words 81
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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