Analysis of Eternity Has No End
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
I hate to feel the pain of others
To stand inside their shoes
Because I know what hopeless is
So, I don’t get confused
I’ve been there way too many times
And so close to the edge
I’m glad I didn’t slip and fall
Or jump off of that ledge
It wasn’t really death at all
That I was truly seeking
But just an end to all the pain
So full that I was leaking
And yet I couldn’t shed a tear
My heart was hard and cold
I only had one simple prayer
God don’t let me get old
I see He even answered that
And gave me what I asked
I’m sitting here at fifty-four
Younger than in my past
But now I’m crying all the time
I feel the pain of others
I weep for all my relatives
And all my many brothers
If I keep going on this Way
With Jesus by my side
No one can ever stop me now
I’ll continue on my ride
Scheme | AXXX XBCB CDXD EFEF XXXX XAXA XGXG |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (71%) |
Metre | 111101110 110111 01111101 111101 11111101 011101 1111101 111111 1110111 1111010 11111101 1111110 0111101 111101 11011101 111111 11110101 011111 11011101 101011 11110101 1101110 11111100 0111010 11110111 110111 11110111 1010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 816 |
Words | 178 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Written on July 18, 2012
Submitted by dawg4jesus on June 27, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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