Sold for Nothing
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Falling fast then swept away,
The leaves blow from the trees,
Into the river of desire,
Which leads to their disease.
When sin is given birth to,
Hearts are deadened by the freeze,
Of cold and callous lovers,
That we only seek to please.
Don’t fall into the passions,
Of this world’s unholy liars,
Instead of falling into arms,
Who’ll set your soul on fire.
If you were sold for nothing,
You won’t be redeemed with money!
God’s love is so sweet and pure,
That Jesus tastes like honey!
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Written on April 27, 2010
Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 04, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCBDBEBFEGCHIJI |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 494 |
Words | 104 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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