Thursday, December 31, 2020 signals conclusion of latest leap year

Whether alphabetized, digitized,

homogenized, marginalized, satirized... place names

from "A" to Zaire

Thursday, December 31, 2020

signals conclusion of latest leap year.

The Pacific island of Tonga first
to ring in New Year 2021
glad tidings dispersed
celebrated at 10 AM GMT December 31 -
making tiny island nation
first to head into a fresh year.

Second to last
will be American Samoa 11AM –
just 558 miles from Tonga,
where locals and visitors
celebrate a full 25 hours before.

Earth's orbit around the Sun (year)

and rotation on its axis (day) where

latter not perfectly in line there

by necessitating

smooth functioning of Gregorian calendar

(also called New Style Calendar)

which did premiere

fifteen eighty two courtesy king's spear.

Ever since 1752, whence

in the modern sense

the first leap year implemented

madding crowds reportedly rioted
most likely uttering expletive

than "what nonsense"

reportedly riots erupted

courtesy chaos did arrange,

when England made the change
spurring some citizens

demanding immediate compensatory exchange
they get their 11 days back home on their range

from the government haint so strange.

To determine whether a year is a leap year,
follow these steps without Fanfare

For The Common Man
the famous title of Aaron Copeland air:

1. If the year is evenly divisible by 4,
   go to step 2. Otherwise, go to step 5.

2. If the year is evenly divisible by 100,
   go to step 3. Otherwise, go to step 4.

3. If the year is evenly divisible by 400,
   go to step 4. Otherwise, go to step 5.

4. The year is a leap year (it has 366 days).

5. The year is not a leap year (it has 365 days)