Analysis of Lord willing. That tiresome phrase.
Pastor stood up there
Looked straight ahead to them
Said to them.
'I stand here only by God's mercy
His protection provision.
Wisdom and solace.
Second and third
And however many chances.
Stabilizing Hand in storms.
Had a bundle of them, Guys.
Always LORD WILLING
For the next day.
I sat about half way back
Sighing, grimacing, doubting.
BUT the very next day
Had one hellish batch
Of horrible events and attacks.
Motorcycle wiped out in the rain
Tipped over and crunched leg against
Limped to nearby farmhouse.
Big dog territorial
And wanting to rip and tear.
Farmer hardly gave a care.
Called for highway patrolman.
Bike impounded, and subject to fees.
Taken to County Hospital.
Long, long wait for Emerg Routine.
Life can get like that.
Started showing up at Church.
Singing Pastor's Tune now.
| Scheme | A B B X X X X X X X C D X C D X X X X X E A A X X E X X X X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 10111 110111 111 111101110 1010010 10010 1001 0101010 100101 1010111 1110 1011 1101111 1010010 101011 11101 110001001 10011001 11001101 11111 110100 0101101 1010101 11101 101000111 1011010 1111101 11111 1010111 101011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 875 |
| Words | 200 |
| Sentences | 22 |
| Stanzas | 30 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 30 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 21 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 5 |
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Written on March 25, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on March 25, 2023
Modified on March 25, 2023
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