Analysis of Living Love



Be imitators of the Lord,
And be like a beloved child;
A follower in one accord,
Walking in love not defiled.

Walk in the love as Christ has done,
Gave Himself as a sacrifice;
Being the Father’s only Son,
That paid for our sinful price.

Being a fragrant offering,
And as a sacrifice to God;
Alleviate the suffering,
Of the guilt when we become flawed.

Sexual immorality,
And of our covetousness;
Which causing the impurity,
The reason that we must confess.

Let there never be filthiness,
Nor the jesting with foolish talk;
Always show God your worthiness,
Remember to righteously walk.

Anyone who has been impure,
Has no inheritance from God;
Because they remain immature,
Their lusts have caused them to be flawed.

Be not deceived by the vain words,
For these things will bring on the wrath;
Causing obstacles and hazards,
That will be obstructing your path.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme AXAA BCBC DEDF GCGX CHXH IEIF JKJK X
Poetic Form
Metre 1100101 0110011 01000101 100111 10011111 1011010 10010101 11110101 10010100 0101011 0100100 10111011 1000100 01101 11000100 01011101 111011 1011101 1111100 01011001 1011101 11010011 0110101 11111111 11011011 11111101 10100010 11101011 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 908
Words 188
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 90
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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Walk in Love Ephesians 5:1-6

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Written on June 25, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on June 24, 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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