SO FEW OF US WILL LEARN
So many of our youths go out
So few come home again
So few know what it's all about
So few of them explain
So few of them are in the know
So few with many foes to fight
So few of them survive to grow
So few will see the dawning light
So few will see peace on earth
So few will ever live as one
So few will see each other's worth
So few will love each other's son
So many of our youth go out
So few of them return
So many with their souls burned out
So few of us will learn.
About this poem
A poem about our son's and daughter's being sent to war.
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Written on 2008
Submitted by george.ellis.lrps on February 19, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXAX BCBC DEDE AFAF |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 476 |
Words | 109 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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