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Don't Wait To Die

Wallace Dean LaBenne

Don't wait to die for heaven.
Create ecstasy now.
Cloud nine floats in the region.
Make bliss the cat's meow.

Don't wait to die for wisdom.
Achieve perspective now.
Insight's on the horizon.
Make smart the big know-how.

Don't wait to die for worship.
Exalt somebody now.
Veneration's close at hand.
Make love the sacred cow.

Don't wait to die for kindness.
Offer compassion now.
Mercy's in the neighborhood.
Make care the solemn vow.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB XBAB XBXB XBXB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 418
Words 74
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
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