Analysis of Sons and Heirs



As long as he is a child,
Is no different from a slave;
Filled with many things beguiled,
With obedience to behave.

Under guardians and managers,
Until his father sets a date;
Shielding him from any dangers,
That are stalking lying in wait.

The same as when we were youngsters,
Enslaved to the elements here;
At times were like little monsters,
Not really sensing any fear.

But the fullness of time arrived,
As God had sent to us His Son;
Born of a woman as contrived,
Of the Law as the Holy One.

To redeem those under the Law,
That we might be received as sons;
Adopted and cleansed of any flaw,
Resurrected as one wakens.

Because you are sons and daughters,
God sent His Spirit of His Son;
When baptized in living waters,
Cleansing of our heart is done.

Abba! Father! our hearts cry,
No longer are you as a slave;
As lawful heirs are to apply,
No longer captive to the grave.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD CXCX EFEF GXGC CFCF HBHB X
Poetic Form
Metre 1111101 11100101 1110101 10100101 101000100 01110101 10111010 11101001 01111010 01101001 11011010 11010101 10101101 11111111 11010101 10110101 10111001 11110111 010011101 010111 01111010 11110111 10101010 10110111 10101011 11011101 11011101 11010101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 890
Words 170
Sentences 10
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 90
Words per stanza (avg) 21

About this poem

Of a Concern Galatians 4:1-7

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Written on October 23, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on October 22, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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