Analysis of My Heart's Desires
My heart’s desires,
Like writing in the sand,
Fleeting.
Temporary.
Trodden over by others, not looking.
Eroded by the ebb and flow of time.
Seemed so beautiful at the moment.
You meet me in that somber instant,
As I watch the last traces of my desires wash away.
You trust me with Your plan that You outlined before time in this vessel of clay.
Permanent.
Eternal.
Ordered by You.
I see myself remade
And follow, joyfully,
My heart’s desire.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010 110001 10 100 1010110110 0101010111 111001010 111011010 111011011010101 111111111011011011 100 010 1011 11101 010100 11010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 445 |
Words | 93 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 344 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 79 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem in 2018 to commemorate a time of major change in my life. When my career and an important relationship took an abrupt 180 degree turn, I realized the only thing I had control over was how tightly I clung to my faith. It's Valentine's Day today, and it seemed the appropriate time to share this one. After all, Jesus is God's love letter to the world.
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