Analysis of The Hound of Heaven
steps to reach the highest rung
a heart so full of the undone
we have been through miles but caused no pain
a given chance at which to rearrange
yet something deep inside beckons & draws me to come near
I shed a single tear to numb the inner pain
we break free and set sail onto the vast expanse of the day
are we humble enough to ever bow the knee to pray
the hound in heaven call us home
yet like a dog without its bone
we make the journey all alone
suffocated inside we tend to hide
shattered glass drifting from the dark memories of my past
we lay hold of the feeling hoping that it would last
to treasure a red rose that was plucked a time before
savor each memory fondly
deep in my heart there is a memory
living in the land of make believe
one must be willing to achieve
to hold off shooting the gun in your hand
hopefully someday you will understand
you can't go through life thinking what might have been
won't you help me my friend Lord Jesus
to trust in a power greater then self
never to give into the finish line without first an encounter with your silent partner
hound in heaven seeks you & me
leading us onward to sweet victory
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110101 01111001 111111111 010111101 1101011011111 110101110101 111011100101101 11100111010111 01010111 11010111 11010101 100011111 10110101100111 1111010101111 1100111110101 10110010 1011110100 100011101 11110101 1111001011 10011101 11111101111 111111110 1100101011 10110101010111010111010 1010111 1011011100 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,161 |
Words | 227 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 27 |
Lines Amount | 27 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 925 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 225 |
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