For You I Would Sacrifice



I would sacrifice my means to give you a wish
I would bake a lot of beans
to give you a dish

I would sacrifice my looks to give you a match
I would bait a lot of hooks
to give you a catch

I would sacrifice my hopes to give you a gleam
I would jump a lot of ropes
to give you a dream

I would sacrifice my needs to give you a gift
I would hem a lot of beads
to give you a lift

I would sacrifice my limbs to give you a hand
I would cull a lot of whims
to give you a band

I would sacrifice my years to give you a thrill
I would face a lot of fears
to give you a frill
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXA BXB CXC DXD EXE FXF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 546
Words 132
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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