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WISDOM

JESUS BETANCOURT 1955 (New York)

Rhymed
Passed down the ages from Man to Man
It is of itself made up of experience
Mistakes made as examples taken
Growth of knowledge is gained happenstance

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What We Know, We Learn

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Written on December 31, 2021

Submitted by jb809499 on December 31, 2021

Modified on April 16, 2023

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Scheme ABCD
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 150
Words 27
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
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