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Great

Rick Wojtala

Stars appear on a clear night like deer appear in the woods.  
Killing ain’t really the same unless somebody is shooting back.
Beethoven’s 5th sums up fate like food on a plate.
4 notes all it took the chill and the shook.  
To feel at home then to roam.  
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Written on December 29, 2021

Submitted on December 29, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDE
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 261
Words 53
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
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