On the Just and the Unjust
OUTCAST, a horror to his kind,
At night he to the forest fled.
There, the birch-bark made fire for him,
The brown fern made a bed.
The river murmured lullaby,
The moisty mosses breathed of balm,
The clean stars carried light to him,
Unterrified and calm.
Aye, as they would have served a saint
Freely all served the guilty guest.
They only saw their Father’s son,
And brought their brother rest.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Scheme | XABA XCBC XDXD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 451 |
Words | 73 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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