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Poor Man Rich Man

Judy Arterburn

A poor man wore his shabby clothes with pride
Knowing the truth was deep inside
He held his head up with without any shame
Because God knew his name
A rich man wearing fine clothes with a gold ring
But did he know how to praise and sing
I would rather be a poor man who knew the way
Because he knew how to pray
But could rich man find the Kingdom above
And know about Gods eternal love

About this poem

This poem was inspired by a passage I read in the Bible.

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Written on April 09, 2023

Submitted by judy_arterburn on April 10, 2023

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Scheme AABBCCDDEE
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 386
Words 79
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
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