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Withdrawn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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Poetic Form
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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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Submitted by ancomanach on February 28, 2016

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Liam Ó Comáin

An Irish poet now living in Derry City but originally from Limavady in County Derry in the north of the Island. more…

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