Always Seek God First

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



A man can suffer many things
And yet be left unchanged.
He goes through all the lessons,
Never learning. Isn’t that strange?

Does he not wish to live life well?
And be happy with his lot.
But he fights and kicks against the goads
And never leaves his spot.

He wants to be happy; you know he does.
He’s a lot like you.
Though he has the ability he lacks the wisdom
To know what he should do. Seek God!
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Written on April 11, 2024

Submitted by dawg4jesus on April 12, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXX XBAB XXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 406
Words 90
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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