So Says The First And The Last (Bussokusekika)

Edwin Tanguma 1966 (CA)



So Says The First And The Last   (Bussokusekika)

For IF only three
Are found in all of the land
The world will be spared
IF my seal is not returned
The final judgement will stand
So says the first and the last

Edwin Tanguma   Aka   Dagesh   7/25/2023

About this poem

This one came to mind after reading a few passages…Genesis 18, Ezekiel 9, Zephaniah 2…But why should I go on???I sure hope that whomsoever has my signet seal returns it to me before it is too late…My Father’s hand is stretched out still…

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Written on July 25, 2023

Submitted by EdwinRayTanguma on July 25, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X XAXXAX X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 252
Words 49
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 1, 6, 1

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