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Better Than Gold

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)

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There are so many treasures here
On Earth for all to find,
But not the kind of treasures that
Are of the wealthy kind.

"All that glitters is not gold." *
At least that is what I've been told.

The Bible says we cannot keep
Our riches when we die,
But Heaven has rewards that we
Can have where angels fly!



*William Shakespeare

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Written on February 28, 2024

Submitted by stevec.24118 on February 28, 2024

Modified by stevec.24118 on February 28, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA BB XCXC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 329
Words 74
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 2, 4
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