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TO THE CHILD

Kay Schuette

When the night falls,
And the stars are so bright,
we hear their calls,
We make it right.

Your child, my child, our child,
To have, to hold, and inspire.
To love, to teach, and to guide,
To encourage their inner fire.
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Scheme ABAB XXXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 210
Words 42
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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