Mary

Robert loughran 1962 (Ireland)



Everything you touch you leave a little better.
Everyone you meet a little happier.
Every problem a little less confounding.
Every room a little brighter.
Every load a little lighter.
You leave a little profit everywhere you go

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Submitted by robertl.92681 on April 07, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABAAC
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 228
Words 43
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6

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