Analysis of Caring for the Earth



God visits the earth and waters,
Providing you with needed rain;
Blesses you with sons and daughters,
Enriches the field harvest grain.

He waters rows abundantly,
Softening with showers for growth;
You till the ground diligently,
No time to slumber or to loath.

God crowns the year with a bounty,
Paths drop fatness and overflow;
Barns and silos storing plenty,
Filling contents before the snow.

The pastures of the wilderness,
The hills themselves girding with joy;
Feel happy for the Lord does bless,
That He has supplied to deploy.

The meadows clothe themselves with flocks,
The valleys deck themselves with grain;
A place where the eagles and hawks,
A rest area to attain.

Sing together joy as you shout,
How much God does care for the earth;
Stop any form in having doubt,
Of His value for its true worth.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD CECE XFXF XBXB GHGH X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 11001010 01011101 10111010 01001101 11010100 10011011 11011000 11110111 11011010 111010 1011010 10100101 01010100 01011011 11010111 11101101 0110111 01010111 01101001 01100101 10101111 11111101 11010101 11101111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 857
Words 175
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 97
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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Living Water Springs Psalm 65:9-13

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Written on July 20, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on July 19, 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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