WHITE LOTUS
If I could be a flower,
what flower could I be?
A red rose with a sharp thorn,
or the holy lily of the valley,
or a yellow dandelion on a lawn?
Maybe I would just let me be
a white lotus as I should be.
I would keep my upright head,
my wide leave spread,
floating above the mirky mud
witnessing His wisdom and
blessing His redeeming blood.
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Written on August 06, 2021
Submitted by Ratri on September 19, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXAX AABBCXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 329 |
Words | 69 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 7 |
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