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Lay It Down

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)

Let us fill the earth with words of love
And do good to our brothers.
Love the women in our lives
And bless all of our mothers.

Our Father wants what’s good for us!
So just do what he says.
And then your joy will be complete
And you can go to bed. ShmilynG!
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Written on February 16, 2024

Submitted by dawg4jesus on February 16, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 260
Words 59
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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