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Be Thy Light



be thy guide
be thy light
be thy joy
be thy
holy night
be thy
bird to witness in flight
be thy guide
but
rest assured
reveal the soul
and
be thy light
and
not one blemish
from
her tender kiss
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Written on September 06, 2021

Submitted by gregory_g on September 07, 2021

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABcDbDbAefgHBHijk
Characters 177
Words 41
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 17

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