Preaching is for the birds.

Valiantstar 1961 (Sydney)



Leave the preaching to the birds.
They can carry the tune.

They can carry it, high and low.
Flutter it about.
Busy as the seasons change,
They'll get the message out.

They can swoop down, and fly around.
Seeing where to land.

Delivering this message:
Your life is in your hands.

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Written on June 07, 2023

Submitted by myway6119 on June 07, 2023

Modified by myway6119 on June 07, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX XAXA XX XX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 284
Words 63
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 2, 4, 2, 2

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