Who Turns On The Light?



Who comforts when you don't achieve?
Who rouses you to rise?
Who sits up late to hearten you? Who stirs due surprise?
Who listens when you don't respond?
Who sees you in pitch-dark?
Who sits up late to brighten you? Who ignites a spark?
Who fosters when you don't feel well?
Who nurses you to health?
Who sits up late to care for you? Who protects by stealth?
Who entrusts when you don't keep faith?
Who sustains you in prayer?
Who sits up late to shelter you? Who gives breath fresh air?
Who mentors when you don't know how?
Who guides you on the way?
Who sits up late to counsel you? Who makes things okay?
Who worries when you don't come home?
Who misses you at night?
Who sits up late to welcome you? Who turns on the light?
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBCDDEFFGHHIJJKLL
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 711
Words 140
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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