Small Birds



there were Rainbows floating 'round

but people did not see them, not a Sound



the small, small, very still, quiet voice of




GOD


was LoSt




in




the Hubbub




of the  marching, chanting,


ezplaining, ezpounding,


questioning, championing,


reviewing -- with doubting




lInE upon liNe, worD after A woRd


the birds of the Spirit sometimes




spoke,




if one ever p a u s e d ...




and Awoke

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Submitted by prayersfor on May 01, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A A X B B X X X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 412
Words 116
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

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