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Flies
Time flies?
you cannot;
they go too quickly
The speed of a fly is so great,
and they never fly straight.
To time them you can try
Observe how they fly
Mark out a distance
A metre for instance
Note when they pass-by
Use a stop watch and spy
If you get a reading
You must have been cheating
you cannot;
they go too quickly
The speed of a fly is so great,
and they never fly straight.
To time them you can try
Observe how they fly
Mark out a distance
A metre for instance
Note when they pass-by
Use a stop watch and spy
If you get a reading
You must have been cheating
Published 26th Apr 2020
Author's Note
Pure nonsense based on an obscure adage
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26th Apr 2020 4:48pm
