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My Pride And Joy

Wallace Dean LaBenne

No matter how coy the ploy
you are my pride and joy

No matter how steep the slope
you are my faith and hope

No matter how dark the night
you are my guide and light

No matter how vague the goal
you are my heart and soul

No matter how small the gain
you are my ball and chain

No matter how false the spree
you are my lock and key

No matter how high the bar
you are my moon and star

No matter how hard the drill
you are my fun and thrill
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 419
Words 96
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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