Good Friday
"For this reason have I come",
born to die-- prophecy's cry!
Silent before Roman and Jew,
beaten, accused, spat upon,
drank it all. the bitter cup.
Darkness overtook day's light,
soldiers mocked, crowd dismayed,
women wept, disciples fled.
Love, forgiveness, grace,
flowed through blood and flesh,
Pilate's question, "What is truth?",
suspended in space.
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Submitted on March 30, 2018
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXXXXXX AXXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 363 |
Words | 57 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 4 |
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