Analysis of From womb to tomb is my life going to be
From womb to tomb I am condemned to be
completely blind and unable to see.
I have never, ever seen the light of day
and have to use a stick to find my way.
Never to see the glory of the setting sun,
or to gaze into the eyes of anyone.
Blind, I entered into this earthly scene.
Blind, I shall depart, never to have seen.
I hear the sounds of the wind and sea,
but walk in darkness because I can't see.
So I beg as the people walk on by.
Oh, what I'd give for just one working eye!
Then, ‘Lord who did wrong' someone said,
'Was it this man or his parents instead?'
'No one had sinned' I heard a man say.
'For you will see the glory of God today.'
Just there as we stood to my great surprise
He made some mud and put it on my eyes.
As I washed my eyes I received my sight
and for the very first time could see sunlight.
Saw men and animals, trees and the sky
and watched all the people walking by.
Then looked upon Jesus who was the One
standing in front of me. Gods’ only Son.
Scheme | AABB CCDD AAEE FFBB GGHH EECC |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 1111110111 0101001011 11101010111 0111011111 101101010101 1110101110 1110011101 1110110111 110110101 1101001111 1111010111 1111111101 1111111 1111111001 111111011 11110101101 1111111101 1111011111 1111110111 0101011111 1101001001 011010101 1101101101 1001111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 957 |
Words | 204 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 123 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
About this poem
Written after reading John 9: 1-12
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