God Damn It
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
The snow fell down and judgment came
And everything was white
The freezing cold and desolation
While we slept that night
Everything was going on
The way it always did
And all the gifts were hung up high
In stockings for the kids
Children running down the stairs
To find the gifts below
The presence in the Living Room
Where only family goes
The presents from our Father
Lights the path and shows the way
His presence in the Living Room
Is all we want today
The glory of the Christmas tree
With all its points of light
The star on top; a crown of thorns
But it was worth the fight
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Written on March 23, 2022
Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 23, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA XXXX XXBX XCBC XAXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 583 |
Words | 116 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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