Second Street
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Darkness comes at noonday
And the darkness can be felt
Men gnaw their tongues
Because of all the hands they have been dealt
Chance is never random
It comes at appointed seasons
Christians being persecuted
But not without a reason
Satan laughs; he thinks he has gained
All that he desires
But God knows true faith
Must be salted with a little fire
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Written on May 21, 2016
Submitted by dawg4jesus on August 19, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAXA XXAX AXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 348 |
Words | 65 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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