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Zeitgeber

Wallace Dean LaBenne

Timekeepers of biology
are known as zeitgeber.
This environmental agent
acts as "exact" neighbor.
Occurrences of daylight hours
are known as zeitgeber.
This environmental agent
acts as "sunny" neighbor.
Vibrations of atomic clocks
are known as zeitgeber.
This environmental agent
acts as "tocsin" neighbor.
Schedulers of daily routine
are known as zeitgeber.
This environmental agent
acts as "bossy" neighbor.
Circadian rhythms of life
are known as zeitgeber.
This environmental agent
acts as "tempo" neighbor.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aBCbdBCbeBCbfBCbgBCb
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 491
Words 74
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
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