Sail



To the seas we sail,
To the ports we long for,
We have been seen wanting,
We do not give up,
We shall see once again a port of long missing,
Till then we keep sailing,
For fair winds and calm seas are what we hope to see,
Let us travel within his embrace and seek his guidance.
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Submitted by Duathi on May 08, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDCCEF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 270
Words 58
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8

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