Analysis of Absolved Ways



When my soul was embittered,
Thus my heart had become grieved;
Caused my thoughts to be littered,
Pricked in my reins and deceived.

So foolish and ignorant,
I was feeling like a beast;
Caused me to be arrogant,
As my temper was released.

But I still honor the Lord,
He holds onto my right hand;
Guiding me as to afford,
In following His command.

He guides me with His counsel,
To receive glory and grace;
My transgressions to cancel,
And comfort with His embrace.

Nobody else in Heaven,
And nothing here on the earth;
That desire is given,
That has such a priceless worth.

My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God will strengthen my heart;
So my body will travail,
By giving me a new start.

Those far from Him shall perish,
Because they are unfaithful;
Only the ones who cherish,
Shall become acceptable.

It is good to be near God,
And whom I have put my trust;
Able to honor and laud,
Keeps me from avoiding lust.


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MGMG XNXN
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 1111010 1111011 1111110 1011001 1100100 1110101 1111100 1110101 1111001 1110111 1011101 0100101 1111110 1011001 1010110 0101101 11010 0101101 1010110 1110101 1101111 1111011 1110101 1101011 1111110 0111010 1001110 1010100 1111111 0111111 1011001 1110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 920
Words 208
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 89
Words per stanza (avg) 21

About this poem

Our Eternal Guide Psalm 73:21-28

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Written on March 04, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on March 03, 2023

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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