Thank You God For Creating Me Hard And Strong
Thank you God
for creating me hard and strong
otherwise
I would have been mettled
by the scotching and smouldering African Sun,
or even carried away
by a relentless African rainstorm.
Thank you God for giving me steadfast legs
otherwise
I would have been swept away
by the swift and violent rainstorms of Africa
Thank you God for giving me a resilient mind
otherwise
I would long ago gone crazy with the endless woes of Africa
Thank you God for giving me super sensitive eyesight
otherwise
I would have gone blind by beholding
the misdeeds of cruel African tyrants
Thank you God
for giving me
superlative auditory senses otherwise
I would gone deaf
by listening to the woeful deeds of cruel wicked men.
About this poem
God has generously endowed us with the strength to overcome the challenges of everyday life in Africa
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Written on April 17, 1980
Submitted by Chinonyeisraeluche on May 02, 2023
Modified on May 02, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | AxBaxcx xBcd xBd xBxx Axbxx |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 715 |
| Words | 133 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7, 4, 3, 4, 5 |
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