The Handwriting On The Wall
When Belshazzar
read
this handwriting,
his
troubles began.
MENE, MENE, TELEl, PARSIN
King Saul
read
this handwriting
and
lost his throne.
Jeroboam
read
this handwriting
and
his kingdom
was taken away
from him
MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN
King Ahaziah
read
this handwriting
and went to Hades.
Idi Amin...
Saddam Hussein...
Mummar Gaddahffi...
read this handwriting
...and trouble came
Do you also want
to read the handwriting
on your wall?
MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN
Do you want to read
the Handwriting on
your wall?
...Do you want
to read
the handwriting
on your wall?
Do you want to read
the Handwriting
MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN
Do you?
Think twice.
About this poem
When Balshazzar read this handwriting, his troubles began. His sins found him out; he never survived the deluge that came his way. Beware, O you man. Don't let your sins find you out!
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Written on May 26, 2023
Submitted by Chinonyeisraeluche on May 26, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | xABcd d eABFx gABFgxx D cABx xxxbx hbE DAxe haBE AB D xx |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 679 |
| Words | 145 |
| Stanzas | 13 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 1, 5, 7, 1, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 2, 1, 2 |
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