Analysis of A Prayer
Gary Morrison 1948 (LA)
So peaceful this feeling
it's hard to compare
Because when you pray
God's always there
You can be tiny
or you can be tall
It doesn't matter
not really at all
No need to practice
just be yourself
For he's always within you
ready to help
A lifetime of love
will come to your heart
And no power on earth
can tear you apart
Morning or night
or during the day
You'll always feel better
when you take time to pray
| Scheme | ABCBDEFEGHIJKLMLNCFC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (45%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 110110 11101 01111 111 11110 11111 11010 11011 11110 1101 111011 1011 0111 11111 011011 11101 1011 11001 11110 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 458 |
| Words | 81 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 322 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 81 |
About this poem
I wrote it for young children. Spent time in a church, primarily black, next to a housing project. The children and there parents inspired this poem. Written early 1990's.
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Submitted on August 25, 2021
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