Analysis of A New Covenant



The days are drawing near,
For a new covenant;
Men and women will fear,
Not being penitent.

Not like the one of old,
The one that they did break;
A new one that is bold,
That God will not forsake.

God makes after those days,
Puts His Law within them;
Someone who disobeys,
Surely He will condemn.

For He will be your God,
You shall be His people;
And to honor and laud,
To praise in His temple.

For they shall know the Lord,
And they shall know Him too;
No longer shall be ignored,
The just one that is true.

He will forgive your sin,
Remember it no more;
Confession will begin,
A new life as to soar.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme AXAX BCBC DEDE XFXF GHGH IJIJ X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (24%)
Metre 011101 101100 101011 110100 110111 011111 011111 111101 111011 111011 111 101101 111111 111110 011001 110110 111101 011111 1101101 011111 110111 010111 010101 011111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 647
Words 154
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 70
Words per stanza (avg) 18

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Our Long-Forgotten Sins Jeremiah 31:31-34

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Written on August 11, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on August 10, 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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