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Hearing his witness with reservation

Doug Blair 1951 (London)

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So I come to you with verses
gleaned from Book of books
sublime.
and you think I do so smugly
with no straining slopes to climb.
but I'm a Beggar.
all of God must come that way.
there must be plentiful breaking
then I have some stuff to say
stuff to best your
Indiscretions
and the fears that haunt
your sleep.
told of priceless Pearl
discovered.
and the One you need to keep.
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Written on February 07, 2023

Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 07, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDCEFGFHIJKLMK
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 376
Words 79
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
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Doug Blair

Doug was once a lawyer. Frustrated. Went broke 1987. Turned to manufacturing. People talked straight. Worked hard. Listened when appropriate. Lead Hand Shipper and Workplace Safety. Married to Hilary 1974. Two kids Lauren and Jordan. Poet. Photographer. Hiker-photographer. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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