Analysis of Worldly Warning



Do not love the Earth,
Or the things in it;
For lust has no worth,
In what you merit.

If you love this place,
Love from God is not;
And He sheds no grace,
For things that you sought.

For all that is here,
That flesh desires;
What the eyes revere,
That pride acquires.

It is from this place,
Not from the Father;
For if you embrace,
To God a loather.

It will pass away,
With its desires;
Like your lusts someday,
Burning in fires.

But to do His will,
Abides forever;
Since He does instill,
Love not to sever.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme AXAX BXBX CDXD BEBC FDFD GEGE E
Poetic Form Tetractys  (44%)
Metre 11101 10101 11111 01110 11111 11111 01111 11111 11111 11010 10101 11010 11111 11010 11101 1101 11101 11010 1111 10010 11111 01010 11101 11110 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 553
Words 135
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 60
Words per stanza (avg) 15

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Do Not Love the World 1 John 2:15-17

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Written on September 23, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on September 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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