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Love Doesn’t Always Make You Happy

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)

Jesus did not say: Be happy!
He said: Do not worry.
Your life was meant for showing love.
So why then do you worry?

Take time to learn from God and wait.
He’ll give you all you need.
And do not be afraid of death.
Sometimes in Love we bleed!
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Written on August 25, 2017

Submitted by dawg4jesus on August 05, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAXA XBXB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 244
Words 58
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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