A CHRISTMAS BIRTHDAY GREETING
Ruby Yvette Jenkins 1898 (United States) – 1992 (United States)
Upon a calm, still night, I gave you birth,
While Christmas joy and gladness filled the earth,
I did not dream that on some distant day
Our grown-up son would be so far away.
My love is with you over there, as here;
And may the Christ in tender love draw near.
Oh, may there dwell within your heart sweet peace;
And someday soon, may every war drum cease.
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Submitted on May 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AABB XXCC |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 356 |
Words | 76 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
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