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The Origin Of Death

Anonymous Americas

In the Day ere Man came,
In the Morning of Life,
They came together
The Father, the Mother,
Debating.

'Forever they shall live,
'Our Children,
'When they are born Men,
'Forever they shall live,'
Said the Father,
Said the Mother.

But the little Bird cried,
Ah, the little Bird cried:
'How shall I nest me -
'How shall I nest me
'In their warm graves
'If men live forever?'

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme xxaax BxxBaa ccDDxa
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 379
Words 73
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 6, 6
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