Aliens and Strangers
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Aliens and strangers here on earth,
We don’t even speak the same language.
And just like a woman in childbirth,
We suffer a great deal of anguish.
But when we’ve conceived,
Oh, the joy that we’ll find.
We won’t lie on the table exhausted.
Instead we’ll get up
And go running this time.
Eyes aglow and our hair as though frosted.
You’ve not come to a mountain
That’s blazing with fire
Or to words that you can’t bear to hear!
But you have come to God!
Who makes righteous men perfect!
Who removes all your worry and fear!
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Written on September 17, 2009
Submitted by dawg4jesus on December 02, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 541 |
Words | 115 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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