Analysis of Psalm 63

Douglas Blair 1951 (London)



In the sixty third
I hit the roads of shame
Absalom muddies my name
And I will not see our
City of faith in pathetic
Bloody controversy.
So I hike and camp.
And hide, yes hide.
Once past the taunts
Of that rude Shimei.
He will get his, Lord.
But my hand rests.
My heart mourns
Easy access stolen.
Access to Temple and song
And burnings of flesh.
Cooing of gentle birds.
Such delights must await another Day.
You call it Father.
You fight this mess.
And from my own Son.
How dreadful.


Scheme ABBCDEFGHBIJKLMNOPCQLR
Poetic Form
Metre 00101 110111 100111 0111110 10110010 10100 11101 0111 1101 1111 11111 1111 111 10110 111001 01011 101101 1011010101 11110 1111 01111 110
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 484
Words 106
Sentences 14
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 22
Lines Amount 22
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 375
Words per stanza (avg) 93

About this poem

David is fleeing from his treacherous son Absalom. The young man curries favour in despicable ways from the populace. Eventually David’s bully friend Joab kills him. And King David can only mourn.

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Written on December 29, 2022

Submitted by dougb.72572 on December 29, 2022

Modified by dougb.72572 on December 29, 2022

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Douglas Blair

Blogging poems since 2008. Once a lawyer in general practice. Then 32 years as Shipper in a heavy metal fabricating plant. Retired 2022. Married and father of two. Poet. Hiker. Harmonica Busker. Gospel enthusiast. Photographer. http://shootdempix.blogspot.com/ more…

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