Analysis of Commanding King
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Who is as the wise man,
Interprets of a thing;
Wisdom to know the plan,
God is willing to bring.
Wisdom makes His face shine,
Softness changes His face;
Glory from the Divine,
Is shining of His grace.
Keep the Law of the King,
Commands regarding oath;
For goodness, it will bring,
For your spiritual growth.
Hurry not from His sight,
Stand not in evil cause;
For the pleasure that might,
In making you grow flaws.
For the word of the King,
Has power as supreme;
Guards you under His wing,
Protection to extreme.
Whoso keeps a command,
Shall know no evil thing;
Wise heart led by His hand,
Avoids what fate will bring.
There is a time and way,
Though trouble lies heavy;
Misery from each day,
Some others would envy.
He knows not what to be,
Knowing not how to retain;
The day of death to see,
His spirit to obtain.
For no discharge from war,
That evil delivers;
Since it causes a scar,
Horrors causing shivers.
You observe from your heart,
As done under the sun;
As power can depart,
Seen by the Holy One.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD BEBE FXFX BGBG HBHB IJIJ JKJK XLXL MNMN X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111011 010101 101101 111011 101111 101011 101001 110111 101101 010101 110111 1110001 101111 110101 101011 010111 101101 110101 111011 010101 11001 111101 111111 011111 110101 110110 100111 110110 111111 1011101 011111 110101 110111 110010 111001 101010 101111 111001 110101 110101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,055 |
Words | 243 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 74 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
About this poem
Wisdom, Authorities, and Inequities Ecclesiastes 8:1-9
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Written on April 11, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on April 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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