Analysis of Harmonious Living



How good and pleasant it is,
When we dwell in unity;
Sharing all that has been His,
With living in harmony.

Like His oil on the head,
That runs down upon the beard;
His ointment in being fed,
Laud the One who is revered.

It runs down over the cloak,
Down the skirt of the garment;
In concord not to provoke,
Freedom of any torment.

It is like the morning dew,
Which falls upon the mountain;
As the Lord commanded you,
Through blessings of His fountain.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EXEX FGFG X
Poetic Form
Metre 1101011 1110100 1011111 1100100 111101 1110101 1100101 1011101 1111001 1011010 011101 101101 1110101 1101010 1010101 1101110 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 496
Words 111
Sentences 5
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 77
Words per stanza (avg) 18

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When Brothers Dwell in Unity Psalm 133

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Written on June 11, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on June 10, 2022

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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