Analysis of Justice



Pay attention all of you,
O earth, all that is in it;
Be a witness what is true,
Against what you do merit.

The Lord comes out of His place,
Tread upon places on earth;
The righteous will see His grace,
In glory showing true worth.

The mountains melt under Him,
As the valleys split open;
And the fire becomes dim,
Water pouring to dampen.

All this is for transgression,
For all the sins of your land;
No one pleads their confession,
Been leaving scars on your hand.

God will make this place a heap.
A place for planting vineyards;
A valley for herding the sheep,
Protecting them from hazards.

Graven images broken,
Wages shall burn in fire;
Laying waste what is spoken,
That harlots would desire.

What does the Lord require,
Justly act to love mercy;
Humbly what you desire,
That causes controversy.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme AXAX BCBC DEDE EFEF GHGH EIEI IJIJ I
Poetic Form
Metre 1010111 1111101 1010111 0111110 0111111 1011011 0101111 0101011 0101101 1010110 0010011 1010110 1111010 1101111 1111010 1101111 1111101 0111010 01011001 0101110 1010010 1011010 1011110 111010 110110 1011110 1011010 110100 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 847
Words 184
Sentences 9
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 83
Words per stanza (avg) 19

About this poem

The Coming Destruction Micah 6:2–8

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Written on April 06, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on April 05, 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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