Speed Of Light



The speed of light is out-of-sight
Search for the peerless pun
A year ago was yesterday, time flies when words are spun

The speed of light is out-of-sight
Search for the smoking gun
A year ago was yesterday, time flies when hit-and-run

The speed of light is out-of-sight
Search for the things finespun
A year ago was yesterday, time flies when they're well done

The speed of light is out-of-sight
Search for the all-or-none
A year ago was yesterday, time flies when just begun

The speed of light is out-of-sight
Search for the prize hard-won
A year ago was yesterday, time flies when number one

The speed of light is out-of-sight
Search for the midnight sun
A year ago was yesterday, time flies when having fun
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme Abb Abb Abb Abb Abb Abb
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 693
Words 126
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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