A Glass of Fire



A real soldier,
never knew where and when
he is going to die--and die
for his country or for a fair cause,
is to grow and to spread hope and
courage to the new generation.

A real soldier,
born frequently as fire in the water;
By wisdom and knowledge always knew
when to reach the front line
where the flag must be hoisted.

A real soldier,
die for his country or for a fair cause,
is to raise monumentally the patriotism
into the coward minds . . .
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Axxbxx Aaxxx Abxx
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 433
Words 85
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 5, 4

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