Analysis of Teaching Wisdom



Fret not because of evildoers,
Envious of iniquity;
Those workers that are pursuers,
Having with immorality.

For they will soon fade like the grass,
And will wither like the green herb;
As the days and the weeks will pass,
As righteousness will reign superb.

Trust in the Lord always do good,
Dwell in the land and He will feed;
Because when you do as you should,
He will ensure of what you need.

Delight yourself within the Lord,
He gives desires of your heart;
While living in one accord,
Then the righteousness He will thwart.

Commit your way unto the Lord,
Trusting in Him and He will act;
Never let Him to be ignored,
That allows darkness to attract.

He brings righteousness as the light,
And your judgment as the noonday;
You will bring favor in His sight,
When you show your trust and obey.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GXGX GHGH IBIX X
Poetic Form
Metre 11011100 10010100 11011010 1010100 11111101 01101011 10100111 11001101 1001111 10010111 01111111 11011111 01010101 11010111 1100101 10100111 01111001 10010111 10111101 10110101 11100101 0110101 11110011 11111001 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 843
Words 180
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 95
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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He Will Not Forsake His Saints Psalm 37:1-6

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Written on January 10, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on January 09, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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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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