Analysis of Hitch-Hiker Fear

Douglas Blair 1951 (London)



Sometimes he jumps on board
And dirties all the things of worth.
He fusses and he cusses
And he denigrates the earth.
He calls on disappointments
You have tried so hard to drop.
He uses unforgiveness.
Weights of rage you could not stop.
He smirks in thinking
Still the upper hand is strongly his.
But there’s a little fact that he
So vainly, still has missed.
You’ve had some wondrous rescues
And you’ve seen Creator’s Art.
You’ve let Him take the steering wheel
And blast your doubts apart.
The memories quicken hope and strength.
The sunshine greets your ride.
Evicted now, this Hitch-Hiker.
His bags thrown far outside.

(This would be a good time to read Psalm 37.)


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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 681
Words 134
Sentences 15
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 20, 1
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 264
Words per stanza (avg) 59
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Written on January 21, 2023

Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 21, 2023

Modified by dougb.72572 on January 21, 2023

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Douglas Blair

Blogging poems since 2008. Once a lawyer in general practice. Then 32 years as Shipper in a heavy metal fabricating plant. Retired 2022. Married and father of two. Poet. Hiker. Harmonica Busker. Gospel enthusiast. Photographer. http://shootdempix.blogspot.com/ more…

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