Scanning Hal Jordan

In brightest day, in blackest night,

No evil shall escape my sight

Let those who worship evil's might,

Beware my power... Green Lantern's light!

I never knew why the Green Lantern Oath sounded so wonderful, but during a restless class session, I scanned these famous words and realized they are in perfect Iambic Tetrameter. The rhythm is in my bones.

Before the true formalists call me out on my scanning, I would like to acknowledge the fact that I am considering "power" in the fourth line to be pronounced "pow'r" with the appropriate elision to maintain the meter.

Even with that slight transgression, I admire the meter of the Green Lantern Core. A well-written Oath.