When I Can Fight No Longer
The gale encircles a vacuous earth
And its old mundane cycles, for granted their worth
For each fleeting day surely yields to the night
In which all the moribund pray they may die
I had all the power and knowledge there was
I dwelled in a special facade in the sun
With the beauty of lilies, which wither away
And alas! I believe I shall join them today
And what have I done which prevails through time?
A legacy known is what all come to pine
Yet even the mem'ries of they who were brave
Cannot rescind time or uncover the grave
So when my sepulcher sequesters my face
I pray I shall meet He of unsurpassed grace
Though I'll never know if I've wasted my breath
I certainly know faith shall conquer my death
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Submitted on August 03, 2017
Modified on April 12, 2023
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Scheme | AAXX XXBB XXCC DDEE |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 692 |
Words | 135 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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