Analysis of Response from God



Fear not, O land, and be glad,
For the Lord has done great things;
No need for you to be sad,
For all the goodness He brings.

Fear not you beasts of the field,
Be not afraid and wallow,
Nourish from pastures that yield,
Tasting delight to swallow.

All the trees bearing their fruits,
The grapevines ripened to reap;
Seeking nourishment from roots,
That has driven down very deep.

Be glad children of Zion,
As you rejoice in the Lord;
Fear not about the lion,
The beast is in one accord.

God gave you abundant rain,
Rain for a vindication;
Showers for cleansing the stain,
For the beautification.

The threshing floors full of grain,
Vats shall overflow with wine;
A luscious fertile terrain,
Needing thanks to the Divine.

The Lord will restore for you,
The years that the locust ate;
A great army that did chew,
That had tried to seal your fate.

You will have plenty to eat,
God will make you satisfied;
Worship the Lord who is great,
And His Law is justified.

You will not be put to shame,
Being dealt with wondrously;
So continue to proclaim,
For living spiritually.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IGIG IJIJ KLKL XMLM NDNX X
Poetic Form
Metre 1111011 1011111 1111111 1101011 1111101 1101010 1011011 1001110 1011011 011011 1010011 11101101 1110110 1101001 1101010 0110101 1110101 1100010 1011001 101 011111 111011 0101001 1011001 0110111 0110101 0110111 1111111 1111011 111110 1001111 011110 1111111 10111 1010101 11010000 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,116
Words 243
Sentences 10
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 87
Words per stanza (avg) 20

About this poem

Reclaiming Our Time Joel 2:21–27

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Written on April 09, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on April 08, 2022

Modified on March 05, 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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