Prayer of Wisdom
I pray for man
to understand
I know you hear his cry
his tears are wept, but never kept
yet no one knows just why.
I pray for man
to understand,
and listen to his sigh
to see the son when fights are won
by never asking why
I pray for man
to understand.
His sorrows are a spell
profound and deep, he shouldn't keep
a simple piece of Hell.
if all the prayers were His tears,
they'd fill a wishing well
I pray for man
to understand
the only WORD to tell.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABcxc ABcxc ABdxdxd ABd |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 432 |
Words | 93 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 7, 3 |
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