Lost Sheep
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
The entire flock of sheep is dumb
Not one of them is smart
The best that they can do is eat
And belch and sometimes fart
They could not find their way alone
Not one of them is wise
On every mount and hill, they roam
They’re lost in compromise
Some know they need a shepherd
But the rest of them are clueless
Unless they follow Jesus Christ
The sheep themselves are useless
They don’t know who their Father is
They do not have his Son
They don’t know where they’re going to
Or where they have come from
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Written on July 22, 2010
Submitted by dawg4jesus on October 06, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXB XCXC XDXD XXXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 512 |
Words | 102 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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