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Carpenters Hands

Wendy Rice

04/13/2022

You are the carpenter.
You built the framework.
Your hands made this covenant.
Nothing will tear it down.
The Walls of Jericho are falling.
Dead bones are rising.
The trumpets are blaring.  
Your call can be heard.
Rest in me my children.  
Have peace.  
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Written on April 13, 2022

Submitted by WENDYMAY on April 13, 2022

Modified on March 16, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEEEFGH
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 268
Words 56
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
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