Birthday Lines For K.B.
Joseph Furphy 1843 (Yering, Victoria) – 1912 (Claremont)
Life is a Poem, short or long,
A dismal Dirge, or jovial Song,
A Psalm of faith, or Lay of Pride,
One stanza by each year supplied.
And thy sweet Hymn of love and truth,
A carol of unfading youth,
Which God hath given thee to rehearse,
Enlightening others' chequered way,
Is strengthened by a further verse
Upon the gracious April day.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 24, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDEDE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 343 |
Words | 64 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 6 |
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