Through history, for multi-millions,
'forty' spells 'a lot.'
But such is just a fraction
of the meanings 'forty''s got:
Against some forty bandits
a septet Akira matches.
A mule (plus forty acres)
slaves were pledg'd to plow their patches.
Last night Drumpf got no sleep;
Don needs to grab his forty winks.
Some folks believe that Benny's not reach'd forty
(so Jack thinks).
Minus 40...?
Temp where Fahrenheit and Celsius match.
Zirconium's atomic number:
40 is it...? Natch'!
Who'd tell of Enki
sometimes scratches '40' in their clays.
In Genesis, the rains fell forty nights --
and forty days.
Forty years did David rule...
and Solomon...and Saul...
"Nineveh!" warns Jonah.
"Forty days you've left: that's all."
In tennis, 40-40's call'd a deuce.
(It's like a tie.)
In American Top 40,
Casey Kasem was our guy.
Sakes alive! 2³ X 5 adds up to...
10 X 4!
(To who'd be wise this I'll advise:
Shut not thine eyes! Don't snore!)
Goliath challenged David twice each day
for forty days.
Lent also lasts full forty,
after which: Spring holidays.
This song's a mix of forty stichs
and once it's sung I'm done.
But here's the thing: I'm set to sing
A Song of Forty One.
40 plus 40 makes 80.
ReplyDeleteA ripe old age for some.
But not for old Methuselah,
It’s how long he chews his gum.