Analysis of Pursuing Ultimate Reality
In response to the call
Which they hear
In their hearts
Many have
Withdrawn
To enclosures
Of emptiness,
Solitude, and silence.
Silence to hear
The gentle speech of God within,
Solitude to be alone with Him,
And emptiness to realise
The fullness of His presence.
Seeking not to escape from the
Reality of life for it is ultimate
Reality which they seek- the
‘Still point of the turning world’.
They have thrown themselves utterly
Upon God and may they become
An everlasting gift and through
Their prayers may we secure
Christ’s life everlasting.
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Metre | 001101 111 011 101 01 1010 1100 10010 1011 01011101 10110111 010011 0101110 10110110 1011111100 101110 1110101 11101100 01101101 1010101 111101 11010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 537 |
Words | 93 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 5, 4, 5 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 110 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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