Analysis of To those at Philippi.



Yes I am in chains

It bothers me not

My imprisonment brought on

In jest or true following.

I could die I suppose.

To leave and be with Christ?

Or the servant’s otherwise.

Up to the Father.

But now humility is the chore

Think of the humiliation

Of the Master.

God, very God.

But lowered to man

For a suffering spell.

And I want to know Him

In all aspects, moving toward

His glorious Resurrection.

This is greatest cause for rejoicing.

I repeat, rejoicing.

Now in meantime you have weapons

For action, serving and thinking right.

Prayer, supplication and thanksgiving.

Speak often, and confidently to Father.

Control thinking processes

Unto good report and the lovely.

Bringing on contentment.

Not previously imagined.

But available as

Spiritual knowledge accumulates.

I will say it again friends

Rejoice, and at all costs

Flee from contention

Epaphroditus, true to that serving spirit

Carries this Letter to you.

Embracing you for me.

(Written by Paul, the wandering church starter. But at this point in prison.)


Scheme X X X A X X X B X C B X X X X X C A A X X A B X D X X X X X X C X X D C
Poetic Form
Metre 11101 11011 1010011 0111100 111101 110111 101010 11010 110100101 1100010 1010 1101 11011 101001 011111 0111001 1100010 111011010 101010 1011110 110100101 11010 11001000110 0110100 101010010 101010 11000010 101001 100010010 1111011 010111 11010 11111010 1011011 010111 101101001101111010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,152
Words 250
Sentences 28
Stanzas 36
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 36
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 22
Words per stanza (avg) 5
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Written on December 25, 2022

Submitted by dougb.72572 on December 25, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:15 min read
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Douglas Blair

Blogging poems since 2008. Once a lawyer in general practice. Then 32 years as Shipper in a heavy metal fabricating plant. Retired 2022. Married and father of two. Poet. Hiker. Harmonica Busker. Gospel enthusiast. Photographer. http://shootdempix.blogspot.com/ more…

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