Analysis of The Spirit versus the Flesh
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Walk by the Spirit,
Not to fill your lust;
Desires merit,
In the Lord to trust.
Fleshy desires,
Against the Spirit;
Light the wrong fires,
Blocks to inherit.
If the Spirit leads,
Not under the Law;
Ensured of your needs,
Not to get a flaw.
For your fleshy works,
Of impurity;
Because Satan lurks,
Makes scrutiny.
Envy causes strife,
Which can lead to wrath;
As conflicts in life,
Will obstruct your path.
I warned you before,
That who do such things;
Will lock Heaven’s door,
And treasure it brings.
The Spirit is love,
Fruit of joy and peace;
Flowing from above,
That shall never cease.
And those who belong,
Unto Jesus Christ;
Are remaining strong,
Who was sacrificed.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CACA DEDE FGFG HIHI JKJK LMLM NONO X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010 11111 01010 00111 10010 01010 10110 11010 10101 11001 01111 11101 11101 10100 01101 1100 10101 11111 10101 10111 11101 11111 11101 01011 01011 11101 10101 11101 01101 10101 10101 1110 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 720 |
Words | 163 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 61 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
About this poem
Keep in Step with the Spirit Galatians 5:16-24
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Written on July 11, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on July 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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