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The philosophy of water

Matt Starking 1987 (Africa)

Sonnet
be water
brother be water
for if you put water in a cup
it takes the shape of the cup
put water in a tank
it will take the shape of the tank
put water in a pool
and it will take the shape of the pool
so be water
brother be water
rise to any height
don't stop the fight
take your form
do perform
a running water can not be still
so keep flowing
go on, keep moving
don't stop brother
flow like water

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Water, philosophy

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Written on April 04, 2013

Submitted by NanaKofiNkrumahAcker on June 09, 2022

Modified by NanaKofiNkrumahAcker on June 25, 2022

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Scheme aAbbccddaAeeffghhaa
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 397
Words 86
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
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