Analysis of SILENCE FALLS
Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)
I saw the storm arise
The lightning flash,
Blinding my eyes
Thunder crash
As the waves roar
Towards a distant shore
I fell silent, as He stood
As the wind tore past His hair
then He spoke, as only He could
“Be still!” He commands the air
And silence fell on the sea
Silence fell on me
The enemies advance
All around me
There's no chance
None that I see
The rifles fired as one
Oh Lord, the Battle’s done
I raised my eyes as your hand
Stopped the bullets path
In His Grace I now stand
As He turned the enemies wrath
And silence fell in War’s fury
Silence fell on me
The doc rushed in
And burnt my heart
Revive me again
My breathing starts
I lay, still in my bed
Near as I was to dead
I watched Him stand
And His touch He heals
I felt His scar torn hand
Take away my ills
And silence fell on infirmary
Silence fell on me
See the world rush past
Day to day we run
Lord can this pace last?
Where we're never done
And never hear
Or feel you near
You say, “Be Still!
Be still and know I am Lord!”
So I bow before Your will
I fall down before my Lord
Silence falls as far as I see
Silence falls on me…
Be still….
….in silence…
…Hear the small voice…
…As silence falls ..
….on me.
AMEN
Scheme | ababcc dedefF gfgfhh ijijfF xxkxll ixixfF mhmhxx nonoff nxxxfk |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110101 0101 1011 101 1011 010101 1110111 1011111 11111011 1110101 0101101 10111 010001 1011 111 1111 0101011 110101 1111111 10101 011111 11101001 01010110 10111 0110 0111 01101 1101 111011 111111 1111 01111 111111 10111 010110100 10111 10111 11111 11111 11101 0101 1111 1111 1101111 1110111 1110111 10111111 10111 11 010 1011 1101 11 01 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,231 |
Words | 264 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 54 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 100 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
About this poem
Be still before the Lord, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.” Zechariah 2:13
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