Every Person Needs A Lift



Our small planet is astray
with big ceases and dismay
Every person needs a lift
from a grand stimulus gift

Our small planet is intense
with big debits and expense
Every person needs a lift
from a frugal outflow thrift

Our small planet is amiss
with big divides and abyss
Every person needs a lift
from a narrow-minded rift

Our small planet is inane
with big panics and disdain
Every person needs a lift
from a deadly hatred drift

Our small planet is awry
with big surfeits and supply
Every person needs a lift
from a need based title sift

Our small planet is beset
with big worries and regret
Every person needs a lift
from a new paradigm shift
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aaBb ccBb ddBb eeBb ffBb ggBb
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 621
Words 120
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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