Analysis of Coming of the Lord



As with the Lord one day,
Is like a thousand years;
Time seemed to drift away,
No more sadness or fears.

But the Lord is not slow,
To fulfill His promise;
For His blessings will flow,
Bringing about justice.

He is patient toward you,
Wishing not to perish;
If repentance is true,
Eternal life cherish.

The day of the Lord soon,
Comes like a thief at night;
Heaven roars from the moon,
Brings a fiery light.

Since all things have dissolved,
Who lives in holiness;
Iniquities absolved,
To live in godliness.

Wait for the day of God,
Heaven will see fire;
Melting what has been flawed,
Newness to acquire.

Fervent heat melts the earth,
As Heaven fades away;
Giving of a new birth,
Dawning of a new day.

A new earth and Heaven,
In which righteousness stays;
A place He has given,
That His people bring praise.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IDIB XJXJ KAKA LMLM J
Poetic Form
Metre 110111 110101 111101 111011 101111 101110 111011 100110 1110011 101110 101011 010110 011011 110111 101101 101001 111101 110100 101 1101 110111 101110 101111 101010 101101 110101 101011 101011 011010 011001 011110 111011 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 854
Words 192
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 73
Words per stanza (avg) 17

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The Day of the Lord Will Come 2 Peter 3:8-13

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Written on January 27, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on January 26, 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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