The Red Ridges LXIII
It's okay, we are going to reward you well
For all the good works you have done for us
But you would do us a favour and invest here
That our taxes may not fly and immigrate there
It's okay we are going to make amends here
For all the commissions and omissions we have made
For the experiments that are inconclusive and deferred
For the weeping goodness that must be augmented
Let us say a laptop for every child is good
Let us say a home theater for every family is fair
Let us say a cellphone for every adult is fine
But then a car for everybody must answer a question
You are a joy to watch and a token of entertainment
You are a bundle of knowledge and a package of information
You are a teacher in a classroom of social networks
You are a preacher in the committee of nations
You are a good citizen and ambassador of good faith
You are the guardian of principles and policies
You are the undertaker of the law and true justice
You are the genius of order, correction, improvement and progress
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Submitted on August 22, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABC BXXX XCXD XDXX XXAX |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 977 |
Words | 192 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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