Just a Kid

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



Come on my son, why do you worry?
Don’t you know the truth?
I told you many years ago
While you were still a youth

Remember when you called to me
At twilight in the field?
Remember how I told you
That your wounds would all be healed?

I said that it would be OK!
You took me at my Word.
And though you never saw my form
My voice was clearly heard

That night you went back to your home
With such a sense of peace
You knew that you could call to me
And I’d be there at least

But that’s not what I want for you
For you’ll have an abundance
When you see what I have for you
Then I will see your Son dance

A rain dance won’t be necessary
I’ll wipe away all your tears
I’ll take away your adversaries
And with them all your fears

Praise our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
Let all creation praise him! AMEN
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Written on September 16, 2021

Submitted by dawg4jesus on April 14, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXB ACDC XEXE XXAX DXDX AXXX XX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 818
Words 177
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2

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