A Far Country

Leslie Pinckney Hill 1880 ( Lynchburg, Virginia, ) – 1960 ( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, )



Beyond the cities I have seen,
Beyond the wrack and din,
There is a wide and fair demesne
Where I have never been.

Away from desert wastes of greed,
Over the peaks of pride,
Across the seas of mortal need
Its citizens abide.

And through the distance though I see
How stern must be the fare,
My feet are ever fain to be
Upon the journey there.

In that far land the only school
The dwellers all attend
Is built upon the Golden Rule,
And man to man is friend.

No war is there nor war’s distress,
But truth and love increase—
It is a realm of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
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Submitted by halel on July 13, 2020

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH XIEI
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 566
Words 114
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Leslie Pinckney Hill

Leslie Pinckney Hill (14 May 1880 – 15 February 1960) was an American educator, writer and community leader.  more…

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