Analysis of Zayn



Remember my afflictions,
As well as my wanderings;
That comes from my addictions,
Are causing such sufferings.

The gall of my misery,
As my soul still remembers;
Still remains a mystery,
About the burning embers.

Burning embers within me,
Bowed down in being humbled;
Opens up my eyes to see,
No longer have I stumbled.

This I recall in my mind,
And therefore I will have hope;
Be spiritually aligned,
So I am able to cope.

The steadfast love of the Lord,
Never ceases with His mercy;
His mercies that will afford,
Is more immense than the sea.

His mercies never to end,
His compassion will fail not;
Always ready to defend,
To assist when you have sought.

They are new every morning,
Being great in faithfulness;
Alerting with a warning,
We respond with gratefulness.

For the Lord is my portion,
Therefore I will hope in Him;
Never given distortion,
He never makes me feel grim.

God is good for those who wait,
To the soul who will seek Him;
Because He will seal my fate,
Giving me spiritual vim.

Be sure to wait quietly,
For salvation from the Lord;
With living intimately,
And being in one accord.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD CECE FGFG HCHC IXIX JAJA KLKL MLML CHCH X
Poetic Form
Metre 0101010 1111100 1111010 1101100 0111100 1111010 1010100 0101010 1010011 1101010 1011111 1101110 111011 011111 11000001 1111011 011101 10101110 1101101 1101101 1101011 1010111 110101 1011111 11110010 10101 0101010 10111 1011110 111101 1010010 1101111 1111111 1011111 0111111 10110001 1111100 1010101 1101000 0100101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,152
Words 254
Sentences 11
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 41
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 81
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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When You Can’t Go On Lamentations 3:19–26

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Written on December 08, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on December 07, 2021

Modified on April 06, 2023

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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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