Please Try!

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)



Please do not worry and don't hurry,
They won't help in the end.
Have faith and you will truly do
The things you won't amend!

Please do your best and you'll be blessed,
No matter what takes place.
Because you tried and did abide
With honesty and grace!

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Doing your best!

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Written on March 28, 2024

Submitted by stevec.24118 on March 28, 2024

Modified by stevec.24118 on March 28, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 253
Words 54
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

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