Analysis of Just One Kiss
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
I’m back at home so now I’ll rest
I went to work and did my best
While sitting in my kitchen chair
I take a drink and start to stare
Drifting to some far-off places
Where I see many familiar faces
I want to let go of all my ways
I’m trying to live just for today
But I find this is so hard to do
As I turn the page I think of you
I think of all our plans and dreams
I think of walking with you by the streams
The streams that lead to a river of love
That flows down to us from heaven above
I want to ask our Lord to please us
But as my thoughts turn back to Jesus
I remember how He had to stand alone
And take on our sins as though they’re His own
So how can I ask any more than this?
Lord, I’ll be satisfied, with just one kiss!
Scheme | AABB CCXX DDEE FFGG HHII |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (80%) Etheree (25%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11111111 11110111 11001101 11010111 10111110 1111001010 111111111 110111101 111111111 111011111 111110101 1111011101 0111101011 1111111001 1111101111 111111110 10101111101 01110111111 1111110111 111101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 743 |
Words | 166 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Written on October 31, 2007
Submitted by dawg4jesus on January 13, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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