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Mustard Seed

Jonathan A. Lacey 1987 (Texas)

Free verse
Faith as small as a Rai seed,
Can give you the jolt you need,
To move a big mount right there,
Or here, or just tell me where,
But do what your arms can bear,
Slight faith can make a big change,
To your life, your soul, long range.

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Written on February 15, 2024

Submitted by Lacey,J on June 09, 2024

Modified by Lacey,J on June 12, 2024

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Scheme AABBBCC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 232
Words 55
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7
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Jonathan A. Lacey

I'm a single father of 3. I've been writing since 2004 and have over 490 poems so far. I was adopted at 15 years old and from there love, I found mine in poetry. more…

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  • Abbykesington
    Abbykesington
    I love your descriptions of faith...
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