Analysis of Three Messengers



This morning I hiked a wooded trail,
And while quietly walking along,
I was pleased to hear a lonely quail
A singing his mournful song.

And then again this afternoon
while drawing water from the well,
A loon began it's soothing croon
That echoed cross the dell.

And in the evening as I dined
While resting on the swing,
A mocking bird was very kind
To perch close by and sing.

Then later, as I knelt to pray
In telling God, "I love you",
That, I wished to hear Him say
Just once, He loved me too.

Then Father spoke, "Don't you know?."
"My son, of course I love you too!
I sent couriers today, to tell you so.
Did My three messengers not find you?"

Tim I. Brumley


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IHIH X
Poetic Form
Metre 110110101 011001001 111110101 0101101 0101101 11010101 01011101 110101 00010111 110101 01011101 111101 11011111 0101111 1111111 111111 1101111 11111111 11100011111 111100111 1110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 642
Words 131
Sentences 10
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 84
Words per stanza (avg) 22
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Submitted on April 25, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Timothy Ivan Brumley 061757

Born in Fort Worth Tx., June 17 of 57. High School Gladewater Tx., Class of 75. Four years active duty 1975-79, USAF spent in the far east, mainly Japan. Two years college at Tyler Jr. College, Tyler Tx. Three years working the oil fields of East Tx, 25 years in the heating and air industry. Presently retired and single. Divorced, and living alone for 9 years now, with three children, and two grand children. Living in Danielsville Georgia. Hobbies include music, antiques, poetry. more…

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