Some Say This and Some Say That
When twisters hit a neighborhood
Destruction is their way.
A few homes are not hit; that's good!
The rest have "gone away"!
Reactions to destruction there
Are in two diff'rent ways.
Most are so shocked they cry and cry,
Asking "Why, oh God, say why?"
A few will look at their home gone
And then they humbly pray,
"We thank You that we all live on!
You saw us through this day!"
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Written on January 12, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on January 12, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on January 12, 2024
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Scheme | ABAB XXCC XBXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 380 |
Words | 83 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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