The Fault Line



War is the fault line
that horrifies the peace
Peace is the sunshine that glorifies the cease

Poor is the fault line
that horrifies the rich
Rich is the sunshine that glorifies the niche

Dim is the fault line
that horrifies the bright
Bright is the sunshine that glorifies the light

Mean is the fault line
that horrifies the kind
Kind is the sunshine that glorifies the mind

Woe is the fault line
that horrifies the cheer
Cheer is the sunshine that glorifies the dear

Ill is the fault line
that horrifies the fit
Fit is the sunshine that glorifies the grit
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABB ACC ADD AEE AFF AGG
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 539
Words 102
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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