Analysis of A Poet is a Proverbial Messenger
Words as a kernel
The proverbs of poetry
As a healing balm
As cures for our deceptions
Our wounds and our injuries
As a mustard seed
Feeble and frail to begin
That needs nurturing
With tender loving kindness
Blooming majestically
From humble beginnings
With sufficient nourishment
Rooted in firm soil
We all can truly blossom
We all can grow and flourish
So is this our life
That thrives on love and kindness
Waiting to blossom
To receive living water
And be rooted with firmness
The kind thoughts we share
The hope we give others
Are timely blessings
To nurture and to cure us
To return us to wholeness
The tokens of love
Enfolded in poetry
Scripted for healing
For dutiful correction
Presented in blank verses
Verses like proverbs
Intended for reflection
As messages of hope
To find sunshine in darkness
And joy borne out of sorrow
Charged with a mission
A poet is messenger
Conveyer of trust
To dispense human kindness
And bring hope to the weary
Poets are human
They, too, need other poets
Others with feelings
Some who, perhaps, have suffered
With love, brought back to wholeness
Pain is reminder
Of our physical nature
We bleed and suffer
Like all things made of matter
Cured by the kindness of Grace
A time now for hope
A time now for poetry
As proverbs of love
As harbingers of good cheer
To return all to wholeness.
| Scheme | XAXXX XXBCA DXXEX XCEFC XXDCG HABIX XIJCX IFXCA IXDXG FFFFX JAHXG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010 0101100 10101 11110010 101010100 10101 1001101 11100 1101010 1001000 110010 1010100 10011 1111010 1111010 111101 1111010 10110 1011010 0110110 01111 011110 11010 1100111 1011110 01011 10100 10110 1100010 0100110 10110 0101010 110011 111010 0111110 11010 0101100 01011 1011010 0111010 10110 1111010 10110 1101110 1111110 11010 11010010 11010 1111110 1101011 01111 0111100 11011 1100111 1011110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 1,360 |
| Words | 271 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 11 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 55 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
THEME: “Let Not Your Darkness Hinder Your Light!” In one way or another, we are all wounded, and we are all healers. We are wounded healers. Life ennobles all of us as wounded healers. Yet, by our wounds, are we healed physically, psychologically, and spiritually (1 Peter 2:24). Taken in their entirety, my collected works of poetry, etched by octogenarian hands, no longer steady, worn by age and time, yet equipped with moving fingers that traverse space and time, continue to transcribe messages intended for self-examination and self-correction; to bring hope to the weary, patience to the impatient, kindness to the self-righteous, joyful strength to the meek, and healing to the long-suffering. Let us all be lifted up together by daily offerings of tender loving kindness. Life and nature work in harmony to offer us poets as proverbial messengers of healing. Faith, Hope and Love. And the greatest of these is Love. Blessings! more »
Written on June 24, 2022
Submitted by karlcfolkes on June 24, 2022
Modified by karlcfolkes on September 22, 2023
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