Importance



It's not how many years you've got
It's living well and fable plot
It's not how many coins you've spent
It's dealing well and kindness meant
It's not how many games you've won
It's playing well and pleasant fun
It's not how many bucks you've made
It's earning well and humane aid
It's not how many heads you've turned
It's building well and friendship earned
It's not how many times you've tripped
It's rising well and crisis whipped
It's not how many grades you've gained
It's learning well and talent trained
It's not how many meals you've stuffed
It's eating well and ailment snuffed
It's not how many hearts you've thrilled
It's loving well and promise filled
It's not how many dreams you've fanned
It's serving well and process planned
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Submitted on January 02, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJ
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 721
Words 130
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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