Their Wish
It's not just a wish
which comes from their lips
It's often a sentiment born of hope
which guides them to seek light
An abstraction they need not know
An abstraction they simply feel
An abstraction of a child's wonder
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Submitted by vpl37 on April 11, 2024
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| Scheme | XXXX XXX |
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| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 232 |
| Words | 42 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 3 |
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