Analysis of Work Opposition

Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)



I heard the repairing of walls,
That the breaches began to close;
Jerusalem with hallowed halls,
Filled with anger that others chose.

So they began to conspire,
To fight against Jerusalem;
So confusion would acquire,
Of the rebuilding they condemn.

But we prayed unto our God,
Setting a guard for protection;
Night and day to honor and laud,
For a wall of resurrection.

The strength of those who bear the weight,
Decayed and failing in rubble;
If not able to, seals their fate,
That will be causing more trouble.

For their foes will try to surprise,
By killing them for work to cease;
Because they are not very wise,
Without the needed expertise.

At that time the Jews who lived near,
Were coming from all directions;
Asking the Lord whom they revere,
Return to them for interactions.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme AXAX BXBX XCXC DEDE FXFX GHGH B
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 11001011 10100111 01001101 11101101 11011010 11010100 10101010 10010101 11110101 10011010 10111001 1011010 01111101 01010010 11101111 11110110 11111101 11011111 01111101 0101001 11101111 01011010 10011101 01111010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 830
Words 172
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) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 20

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Watch and Pray Nehemiah 4:7-12

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Written on February 26, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on February 25, 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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