The Wisdom Doctrine
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Wisdom has established her house,
Seven pillars she has hewn out;
Living with knowledge as her spouse,
Neither of them have any doubt.
She has gone and slaughtered her beast,
She set her table and mixed wine;
For she prepares for a big feast,
Her friends will be coming to dine.
She has sent her maidens to call,
From the highest places in town;
For the festival of the fall,
The House of Wisdom at sundown.
Those who are simple let them in,
They may be lacking commonsense;
As the guests arrive we begin,
It is all at Wisdom’s expense.
Come eat the bread and drink the wine,
What Wisdom has mingled revels;
For the food and drink tastes divine,
Pleasure of the highest levels.
Forsake your foolish ways and live,
And walk in the way of insight;
God is more than glad to forgive,
To confess and do what is right.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
The Way of Wisdom Proverbs 9:1-6
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Written on October 09, 2023
Submitted by richardnsherrer on October 08, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 860 |
Words | 187 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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