A Time to Rest from Your Working
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
The end of life is better than the beginning
The day of death is better than the day of birth
Because when you are born, it is into frustration
A world of trouble and tribulation
Everything that you build will soon be destroyed
And what you create; in the end is found void
But when you die you can rest from your working
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Written on May 23, 2016
Submitted by dawg4jesus on July 09, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | AX BB CC A |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 324 |
| Words | 66 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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