Hearing his witness with reservation
So I come to you with verses
gleaned from Book of books
sublime.
and you think I do so smugly
with no straining slopes to climb.
but I'm a Beggar.
all of God must come that way.
there must be plentiful breaking
then I have some stuff to say
stuff to best your
Indiscretions
and the fears that haunt
your sleep.
told of priceless Pearl
discovered.
and the One you need to keep.
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Written on February 07, 2023
Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 07, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 376 |
Words | 79 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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