John Donne Holy Sonnet (just out of the toaster).
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
Blessed so unimagined
A child of God that’s me.
And dirt piled up, a bitter cup.
Made right at His sore Tree.
The Lord, foreseeing everything
And loving to the most.
Transfigured me and washed up
By means of Holy Ghost.
A wretch, much studied.
But hiding
Hiding in those books.
From censure,
Wrath, ignominy
And tons of dirty looks.
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Written on January 23, 2023
Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 23, 2023
Modified by dougb.72572 on January 23, 2023
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| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 336 |
| Words | 69 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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