Open Your Eyes
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
The wood I put into the fire,
Is quickly turned to ash!
It’s not something to be desired,
Although it gets rehashed.
The words of God will ever last!
Of this you can be sure!
You can’t improve upon them,
Even if you write the score.
Just when I think I’ve seen it all
Or all there is to see;
You’ve got a way to show me
That there’s so much more to see!
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Written on May 12, 2010
Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 26, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAA XXXX XBBB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 365 |
Words | 85 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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