Light Shall Stand



Gathering in the light
The sun our general
Fire our ally
Light our army

Darkness falls
Lead by fear its general
Absence its army
Despair its ally

For when the
Two armies
Collide together
Chaos ensues

Light the good
Darkness the bad
Which side will conquer
Which side will fail

One army still stands
Not of blight
Not of conquest
But of joy

For the light still stands
Holding its lines
While darkness gathers
Light shall stand

Forever protecting
That which is good
That which is noble
That which is true

Forever resolute
Forever standing together
Forever unified
Light shall stand
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Submitted on June 22, 2014

Modified on April 23, 2023

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Scheme abcd xbdc xxex fxex gaxx gxxH xfbx xexH
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 548
Words 101
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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