Analysis of Andrew speaks to Pete, the Big Fisherman

Doug Blair 1951 (London)



We have found Him
And know that He is truth
Distilled and pure.
A Certain Spring,
'Though damp and slush
Delay the budding.
A Prince with yarns
Of fields and flowers
And feathered trust.
Unspoiled by gold
Or other trappings
Of convention.
Unmoved by rank
Or rule of present powers.
But moved by
Smallest cry of
Pain or shame
Or lonely lot.
A Man whose every
Waking step displays
Assurance, equity,
Mercy, patience, hope
Direct from Heaven.
Whose gaze commands.
The Promised One.
Re-charging nightly
On hills of prayer,
(With His Father,
So He says.)
As we have slept.
Brother, drop your net.
Come meet this One.
Come meet your future.


Scheme ABCDEDFGHIJKLGMNOPQRQSKTKQUVWXYKV
Poetic Form
Metre 1111 011111 0101 0101 1101 01010 0111 11010 0101 0111 11010 1010 0111 1111010 111 1011 111 1101 011100 10101 010100 10101 01110 1101 0101 11010 1111 1110 111 1111 10111 1111 11110
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 634
Words 128
Sentences 14
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 33
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 498
Words per stanza (avg) 111

About this poem

Simply put, Andrew was the first missionary. Evangelist. Remembered down the line in services of Carey, Brainerd, Moffat. Livingstone, Taylor, Cerullo, Graham, Roberts etc.

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Written on October 14, 2007

Submitted by dougb.21370 on January 27, 2023

Modified by dougb.21370 on January 27, 2023

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Doug Blair

Doug was once a lawyer. Frustrated. Went broke 1987. Turned to manufacturing. People talked straight. Worked hard. Listened when appropriate. Lead Hand Shipper and Workplace Safety. Married to Hilary 1974. Two kids Lauren and Jordan. Poet. Photographer. Hiker-photographer. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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