The Sixth Sign



Christ saw a man blind since birth,
Who sinned this man be born blind;
To cause this for what it is worth,
That has caused to lose their mind.

It is not that this man sinned,
That works of God be displayed;
Not be poorly disciplined,
Nor that he disobeyed.

We must work the works of Him,
Who sent Christ while still day;
Night is coming looking grim,
And seek the Father to pray.

As long as Jesus is here,
He is the light of the earth;
Everyone then must revere,
To experience new birth.

Christ then took dirt and made clay,
Which was made mud from His spew;
Anointed his eyes to pray,
Then washing eyes to pursue.

The man then able to see,
Was he who had sat and plead?
Others asked how could this be,
Now his eyesight could succeed.

How then he opened his eyes,
Because this is the same man;
Is not a sham or disguise,
Rather the Lord with a plan.

When he washed and received sight,
Others had asked where is He;
Who lets someone see the light,
Makes the blind able to see.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer

About this poem

Give While You Live John 9:1–12

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Written on February 07, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on February 06, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB XCXC DEDE XAXA EFEF GHGH IJIJ KGKG X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,023
Words 236
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1

Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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