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Till Harvest Time

Wallace Dean LaBenne

Hanging on the rings
the trapezist stays his "dive"
till the harvest time.
Pulling all the strings
the puppeteer stays his "strive"
till the harvest time.
Hurling by the slings
the glider chief stays his "drive"
till the harvest time.
Stirring up the flings
the reveler stays his "blithe"
till the harvest time.
Dancing to the swings
the performer stays his "jive"
till the harvest time.
Waiting in the wings
the grim reaper stays his "scythe"
till the harvest time.
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Submitted on January 13, 2010

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Scheme abCabCabCadCabCaeC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 449
Words 80
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
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