Land of Destruction

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



America the beautiful,
A land of torture and fear,
Its people say they worship God,
But they’re all so insincere.

They brag about their freedom
And their mercy in their pride,
But when I looked into these things,
I found their leaders lied.

They teach destructive heresies
And praise the lands most ruthless,
Denying justice to the weak and poor,
Their arguments are useless!

They do not seek the Lord,
But in their fear, they just attack,
They’re like unreasoning animals,
It’s wisdom that they lack.

God has decreed disaster for this land
And all its people!
Silencing bride and bridegroom
And the bell in every steeple!
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Written on December 12, 2006

Submitted by dawg4jesus on February 22, 2023

Modified on March 28, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXB XCDC DEXE XFXF XAXA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 632
Words 126
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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