Analysis of Truth and Deception



The man to the elect lady,
The one whom he loves in the truth;
Who is gentle and is dainty
That He has known upon His youth.

Because the truth abides in her,
And will be within forever;
The baptism that did occur,
That will not falter or sever.

Grace, mercy, and peace that shall be,
From the Father and Jesus Christ;
That love through the Spirit we see,
Causes the truth to be enticed.

I rejoice greatly in the truth,
Following the children where they walk;
Told by the Father in their youth,
Words He commanded that they talk.

Now he will ask the dear lady,
Not as though it has been written;
A poem set to a melody,
Rather thoughts that are forbidden.

As we have from the beginning,
Showing love for one another;
And to avoid any sinning,
Against a sister or brother.

This is a love we hold to walk,
According to His commandments;
Like the sheep that are in His flock,
Abiding by His testaments.

Deceivers have gone through the land,
That has followed the antichrist;
While preaching on sinking sand,
Since Satan has made them enticed.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CCCC ADAD BEBE AFAF GCGC EHXH IAID C
Poetic Form
Metre 01100110 01111001 11100110 11110111 01010100 01101010 01001101 11110110 11001111 10100101 11101011 10011101 10110001 100010111 11010011 11010111 11110110 11111110 010110100 10111100 11110010 10111010 01011010 01010110 11011111 01011010 10111011 01011100 111101 111001 1101101 11011101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,086
Words 236
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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Walking in Truth and Love 2 John 1:1-7

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Written on May 23, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on May 22, 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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