Analysis of The Flock of God



As for you My little flock,
Do not let it be ignored;
Follow Me to where I walk,
For I am Your God the Lord.

I judge between sheep and sheep,
Between the rams and male goats;
Is it not enough to reap,
For harvesting wild oats.

Not enough for you to feed,
Eating on the good pasture;
A place to rest that you need,
To tolerate My lecture,

You have clear water to drink,
And make muddy with your feet;
Take the time to sit and think,
Use not Twitter for a tweet.

I will judge sheep fat and lean,
Since you push side and shoulder;
Thrust the weak with horns is mean,
Strewing those who are older.

They shall be no longer prey,
Therefore, I will save My flock;
Judging which sheep will obey,
Following me where I walk.

I will set up one shepherd,
And will be feeding My flock;
Whenever His voice is heard,
Follow him where he may walk.

I, the Lord, will be Your God,
Your prince as David shall be;
To Me You honor and laud,
Your Lord has spoken to thee.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABCB DEDE FGFG HIHI JGJG KAKC LALC XMXM G
Poetic Form
Metre 1111101 1111101 1011111 1111101 1101101 0101011 1110111 110011 1011111 1010110 0111111 110110 1111011 0110111 1011101 1110101 1111101 1111010 1011111 111110 1111101 111111 1011101 1001111 1111110 0111011 0101111 1011111 1011111 1111011 1111001 1111011 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 997
Words 234
Sentences 8
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 84
Words per stanza (avg) 22

About this poem

The Lord GOD Will Seek Them Out Ezekiel 34:17-24

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Written on September 17, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on September 16, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:10 min read
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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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