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I Didn't Go To Church Today

Ogden Nash 1902 (Rye, New York) – 1971 (Baltimore)

I didn't go to church today,
I trust the Lord to understand.
The surf was swirling blue and white,
The children swirling on the sand.
He knows, He knows how brief my stay,
How brief this spell of summer weather,
He knows when I am said and done
We'll have plenty of time together.
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Submitted by RobertHaigh on July 09, 2020

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Scheme ABCBADED
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 273
Words 54
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
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Ogden Nash

Ogden Nash (1902-1971) was, during his lifetime, the most well-known American writer of light verse, and his popularity has continued after his death. His witty style has been imitated by many, but none have quite equalled the old master. more…

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