Analysis of Nothing to Prove



As shadows move across a field,
So, to the Holy Spirit yield!
Fast or slow, nothing to prove;
They sometimes wait, but always move.

As darkest night turns into day,
So, will they be who find their Way!
And from the greatest to the least;
The Light of Life comes from the east.

The wind blows and you hear its sound.
But you don’t know where it is bound.
And as you draw your final breath,
You will not have to fear your death!


Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 1110101 11010101 1111011 1011111 11011011 11111111 01010101 01111101 01101111 11111111 01111101 11111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 430
Words 97
Sentences 7
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 109
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Written on May 03, 2010

Submitted by dawg4jesus on December 08, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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