The written word
Aye, the written word!
Dearly, my dearest friend
Bestow the meekest with thy power
Liberate thy most ignorant follower
Then to them…
Make the great men.
Aye, touché
To wisdom, to wit, to script
Tongue also sharp and dreadfully quick
But the pen mighty and ever brave
With one sure stroke swift of my quill
The most ardent of critic swayed!
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 331 |
Words | 61 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
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