Ping Pong People 1
There is a rhythmic, tapping sound
A metronomic, muted song
Hear balls across nets bounce and bound
Table tennis called, too, PING PONG
Ping Pong, a competitive sport
Earning trophies, medals and fame
A fun, yet serious cavort
Achieved excellence is the aim
Distance bridged and people brought near
World-wide peace for which we all long
Over-riding mistrust and fear
Diplomacy* found in PING PONG
* "Ping Pong Diplomacy" with China
during the Richard Nixon Adminstration.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABAB CDCD EBEB FF |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 459 |
Words | 76 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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