By Design

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



Confusion comes from chaos,
But order, by design.
And if you look into these things,
This simple truth you’ll find.

You can’t find lies inside the Truth!
But half-truths inside lies!
And everyone that speaks what’s false,
Is surely going to die!

So, when you open up your mouth,
To speak, you must be sure,
What rolls off your lips and tongue,
Is good and true and pure!
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Written on July 15, 2008

Submitted by dawg4jesus on February 07, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XXXX XAXA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 378
Words 81
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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