Analysis of Mortals

Douglas H. Mc Clintock 1934 (Sarnia, Ontario)



What fools these mortals be
To think there is a God really here.
To claim that salvation is fully free
To say in Heaven there is no sorrow or tear.

What fools these mortals be
To think that  Jesus died on the cross,
My only option was to plea
That my soul was really lost.

What fools these mortals be
Was there real meaning to life ?
I found out that Someone held the key
To all my worries and strife.

What fools these mortals be
To believe  that my sins were forgiven and gone,
No payment due to make me free
Only believe in the Son.

What fools these mortals be
That when my life is or, will live in eternity.
To live with Jesus is all I need,
He takes away my sin and depravity !

What fools these mortals be
When you know the die has been cast,
When life's testing's, they will flee
The final  journey will be the last.

What fools these mortals be
To have a faith as a mustard seed,
To greet the great I Am  for me to see,
To day He's my Savior and always meets my need !


Scheme Axax Axax Abab Axax Aaca Adad Acac
Poetic Form Quatrain  (43%)
Metre 111101 111101101 1110101101 110101111011 111101 111101101 11010111 1111101 111101 1111011 11111101 1111001 111101 101111001001 11011111 1001001 111101 1111111100100 111101111 11011100100 111101 11101111 111111 010101101 111101 110110101 1101111111 11111001111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 979
Words 216
Sentences 10
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 107
Words per stanza (avg) 29

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Heavenly thoughts

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Written on January 17, 2022

Submitted by Dougla$Irishman on January 17, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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