Analysis of Don’t Miss the Kiss

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



The pictures that You let me see
Are nothing compared to the real thing
The glimpses I see through the trees
Are just shadows of Your coming

When every knee shall bow
And every tongue proclaims: Jesus reigns!
And there I’ll be with You my Lord;
In your sweet arms again!

Beware of many commentators;
Their words are not the Scripture.
If you have trouble seeing,
Ask the One who drew the picture.

He did not draw it in a way,
So that He could confuse you.
Just crawl up there upon His lap;
Because He won’t abuse you.

Then ask Him plainly. Lord what was
Your meaning when You said this?
And He will share it with you
In His love and with a sweet kiss.

In my bare feet, staring into Your fire,
That’s where I want to be.
The sound of Your voice drowning out
Every liar so I can finally see.

Commentators are not prophets;
So, examine every word!
Then test the spirit with the First;
The Second and the Third!


Scheme ABXB XXXX XCBC XDXD XEDE CAXA XFXF
Poetic Form Quatrain  (86%)
Metre 01011111 110011011 01011101 1111110 1100111 0100101101 01111111 011101 01110100 1111010 1111010 10111010 11111001 1111011 11110111 0111011 11110111 1101111 0111111 01101011 01111001110 111111 01111101 100101111001 1001110 10101001 11010101 010001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 919
Words 200
Sentences 13
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 101
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Written on August 01, 2009

Submitted by dawg4jesus on November 10, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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