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Ever To Be.

A H Laidlaw

Ever to be
Land of the free,
Hold up your banner of light to the eye,
High! High!
Let its folds fly,
Blessing the earth and rejoicing the sky.
  
Ever to be
Flag of the free,
Long as the earth shows the sight of a slave,
Wave! Wave!
Mighty to save,
Fronting the fight in the eye of the brave.
  
Ever to be
Light of the free,
Lashed to the palm tree or nailed to the pine,
Shine! Shine!
Liberty's sign,
Lighting the human to find the Divine.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Aabbbb Aacccc Aadddd
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 424
Words 90
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6
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