Analysis of Persistent Sin



Curse is the man who trusts in man,
While making his flesh his strength;
His heart knows not of the Lord’s plan,
Turning away at a great length.

He is like shrubs in the desert,
And shall not see any good go;
Parched places that wind will divert,
Aimlessly to where it may flow.

Bless the man who trusts in the Lord,
Keeping His confidence in Him;
Whose hope is placed in one accord,
With such joy never feeling grim.

Like a tree planted by the waters,
Sending out roots into the stream;
His fruits are sons and daughters,
In their hearts, the Lord reigns supreme.

He will never fear from the heat,
While his leaves will remain green;
The presence of the Lord will greet,
The yielding of fruit as pure and clean.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 759
Words 164
Sentences 6
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 98
Words per stanza (avg) 23

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Curse and Blessing Jeremiah 17:5–8

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Written on February 13, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on February 12, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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