When Sadness Has My Soul Distraught
When sadness has my soul distraught
And twists my weary, weary bones,
And owns my bright blue days with gray
And manifests with moans:
I will not shrink, nor I repine,
Beneath the anguish running deep;
Nor sleep will I through all the day,
Nor endless will I weep …
For though the pain and woe are real,
I know that inly I am strong,—
Let throngs of troubles trouble me,
They cannot quench my song.
About this poem
Dedicating this to anyone who might be suffering from depression or sorrow—with a prayer for resiliency and healing.
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Submitted by Vixility on January 21, 2024
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| Scheme | XABA XCBC XDXD |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 413 |
| Words | 86 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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