Analysis of Backslider sorrowful



You did what the world called
Too stiff
Corny
Yesterday’s thing
Boring
Missing the wave
Of now.
And it really bugged you.

The estrangement
Being ignored
Talked around
Watching eye contact
Shrink away.
Peculiar, that’s the word
St. Peter used.
A peculiar people.
“That ye should shew forth the praises
Of Him who hath called you out of
Darkness into His marvellous light.”

Old chums might evaporate
Sticking to their games
Idols and lusts.
Whispering behind your back.
To bad, religion’s gonna
Hurt him.
Connections, play, business.
Hafta drop it. Him.

The Day comes when your community
Of odd-fellows is the only One that matters.
Only One.
Rejoice
In endless amazing Community.
Persevere Buddy.
Well worth it.
God is sovereign.
Saying, Child you’re in.
Stay in.


Scheme XXABBXXX XXXXXXXXCXX XXCXXDXD AXEXAAXEFF
Poetic Form
Metre 111011 11 10 101 10 1001 11 011011 0010 1001 101 1011 101 010101 1101 001010 11111010 11111111 1001111 111010 10111 1001 1000111 1101010 11 010110 10111 011110100 111010101110 101 01 0100100100 00110 111 1110 10110 10
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 782
Words 152
Sentences 21
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 11, 8, 10
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 151
Words per stanza (avg) 32

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Written on March 14, 2023

Submitted by dougb.19255 on March 14, 2023

Modified by dougb.19255 on April 10, 2023

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Wayne Blair

Born in London. Graduated law 1976 Practised eleven years, Married Hilary 1974 Two kids Lauren 1980 And Jordan 1987. Business failed 1987. Moved not knowing whither. Happy hills of Waterloo Region. Mennonite Country. Thirty four years in Industry. No complaints. Poet, photographer, nature hiker. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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