Jesus
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Father, today is my birthday
Today I turned sixty-four
I know you don’t need me. Yet you still feed me
You lift me up off the floor
You told me to eat what I’m given
To fill my belly with the scroll
So, I ate it up, it was so sweet!
I ate till I thought I’d explode
Now bring in the cake for the party
Light the candles and let them burn
Then we’ll sing a song, but you can’t sing along
And I won’t blow them out until you turn
Turn to me now sweetheart
And I won’t let you fall
We’ll play by the lake and eat our cake
Then I’ll come to get you all
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Written on October 14, 2021
Submitted by dawg4jesus on May 28, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABA XXXX BCXC XDXD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 569 |
Words | 123 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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