Analysis of Let Me Tidy Up A Few Things



oh lord
before my life has ended
let me tidy up a few things
first I need a set of wings
for my soul to set sail
towards
the kingdom of glory
next, I want to continue
to serve God
through
faith and to do His will
through good works
well done thy faithful servant
well done
while
being a guardian angel of mankind
in the presence of God
who is forgiving and merciful
before my life has ended
let me tidy up a few things


Scheme aBCcdefghgijklmnhoBC
Poetic Form Tetractys  (40%)
Etheree  (40%)
Metre 11 0111110 11101011 1110111 111111 01 010110 1111010 111 1 101111 111 1111010 11 1 10010010111 001011 110100100 0111110 11101011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 403
Words 86
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 332
Words per stanza (avg) 86

About this poem

Lord, I just want to keep my life together and that is all I am asking.

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Written on September 03, 2021

Submitted by gregory_g on September 04, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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