The River of Love Flows On
melita catalina warren 1949 (Kansas)
Family contemplates grain's golden blade -
America calls. It's a promise to keep.
At day's end ancestors fervently prayed -
Reverently taking time to weep.
Together - hand in hand - they made the grade,
Before retiring for a night's sleep.
Today cadre return to the plow and spade -
Sacred toil yields treasure to keep.
In fountain's cool cascade we will wade -
Rooted like an oak, planted so deep.
Spirits of ancestors like stars never fade -
Our harvest we joyfully reap.
Flowing like a river - Love's no charade -
A heart beats with a steady leap!
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Submitted on January 26, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 537 |
Words | 100 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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