Small Birds
there were Rainbows floating 'round
but people did not see them, not a Sound
the small, small, very still, quiet voice of
GOD
was LoSt
in
the Hubbub
of the marching, chanting,
ezplaining, ezpounding,
questioning, championing,
reviewing -- with doubting
lInE upon liNe, worD after A woRd
the birds of the Spirit sometimes
spoke,
if one ever p a u s e d ...
and Awoke
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Submitted by prayersfor on May 01, 2023
Modified by prayersfor on May 01, 2023
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| Scheme | A A X B B X X X |
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| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 412 |
| Words | 116 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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