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Faith Alive

Melita Catalina Warren 1949 (Kansas)

One affirms faith in one clean sweep,
Akin to a great oak rooted deep.

Conquer a pinnacle rugged, steep,
Steady and slow, no quantum leap.

There’s seldom time to stop and weep.
Dust the furniture. The floors sweep.

Full moon over mountain may creep,
As a gentle hand lulls one to sleep.

One must pray. Promises one must keep.
What one sows one shall surely reap.
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Submitted by mcwarren on February 16, 2021

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA AA AA AA AA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 355
Words 66
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
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Melita Catalina Warren

I am a senior citizen, visual artist, and inspirational poet. My spiritual quest to know Jesus Christ intimately relates to many of my rhymes. However, I also write romantic rhymes and rhymes drawing from other topics. One of my goals is to illustrate my rhymes with my original drawings. more…

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