Beneficial Labor
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Two are better than just one,
Good reward for their labor;
Faster to get the job done,
When you assist your neighbor.
If one falls another aids,
Enabled to lift him up;
The fear of loneliness fades,
When you are sharing a cup.
Man and wife lie together,
Mutual warmth shares the heat;
When lying alone neither,
Feels not the warmth of their feet.
Man prevails with one alone,
But two would be resisting;
A threefold cord like a bone,
A threat that is existing.
Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
Evil Under the Sun Ecclesiastes 4:9–12
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Written on March 05, 2024
Submitted by richardnsherrer on March 04, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD BEBE FGFG B |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 505 |
Words | 111 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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