Higher Learning

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



Storms will come and they will go
And leave behind destruction
But for the ones who simply know
There are great words of instruction

You should not put your faith in God
But think that He can’t reach you
In all the storms that come your way
He’s only trying to teach you

He brings you to a greater sense
Of wisdom in His knowledge
The kind of things you cannot learn
On earth in any college
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Written on July 17, 2009

Submitted by dawg4jesus on November 03, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB XCXC XXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 396
Words 79
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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