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Just Enough

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)

Rhymed
Selective Christian faith is for
The ones who rarely read
The Bible which they fast explore
For peace of mind they need.

They seem to think the "Bread of Life"
Comes from a nice buffet,
Until some unexpected strife
Begins to come their way.

That's when they look just long enough
To ease the sinful guilt
They feel when life gets very rough
And faith begins to wilt.

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Written on July 04, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on July 04, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on July 04, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXAX BXBX CDCD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 368
Words 73
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
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