YES
JP. 1948 (United Kingdom)
YES
The splash back lasers cut though air
A last sound check the world to share
Just a hope the object of this call
That eight just men will notice at all
Five billion minds of one accord
Stop the grim reapers unchecked onslaught
We know what it costs to let a child live
Yet Twenty years ago we stated to give
Gather the storm to a Cornish G7
Platitudes will never reach poverty's heaven
Action not words is called to the prow
Banish despair and do it right now
All it will take is eight words the same
A sacrifice wealth can make with no gain
Just a simple agreement no palliative
Is all it will take to let poor kids live?
JP.
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Submitted by johnworthy03 on July 02, 2021
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBXXCD XXEEXXDC |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 612 |
Words | 124 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
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