Taunting Remnant



How far you fell from Heaven,
O Day Star and son of Dawn;
Cutting to what was given,
Laid the nations low thereon.

You say that you will ascend,
Above the stars upon high;
The far reaches to offend,
Sit on the mount to deny.

He will ascend to the clouds,
Making himself the Most High;
Until honored by the crowds,
The righteous he will deny.

He shall be brought down to hell,
The far reaches of the pit;
To the place where he will dwell,
The rebellion to admit.

Those who will see you will stare,
As they ponder over you;
Shaking kingdoms to despair,
Causing people to argue.

He made the world a desert,
Overthrowing its cities;
Causing so much discomfort,
That no longer one pities.

Lie in glory all the kings,
Everyone in their own house;
As joy with merriment brings,
Birth of a son by their spouse.

From your grave, you are cast out,
Like a branch that has been loathed;
Pierced by a sword having doubt,
Dead bodies have been unclothed.

Go see the stones in the pit,
The dead trampled underfoot;
In Heaven that were unfit,
The place where God had put.

The seed of evildoers,
Will be facing the slaughter;
For the wicked pursuers,
Boiled in fiery water.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer

About this poem

The Downfall of a King Isaiah 14:12-21

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Written on August 25, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on August 24, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD EDED FGFG HIHI JXJE KLKL MXMC GNGN OPOP P
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,206
Words 270
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 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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