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 |
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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 |
About this poem
Might also read Hebrews chapter six.
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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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