Analysis of The Beloved Wish
You were merely like a sister,
Who nursed the breast of my mother;
We kissed at a coming twister,
But treated me like a brother.
For I should never be despised,
I would lead you into my house;
My mother had always chastised,
For desiring you as my spouse.
I would give you spiced wine to drink,
Your left hand was under my head;
Your right hand embraced as you think,
Of heavenly love we are fed.
I adjure you to wake my love,
Not stirring up until it pleases;
Knowing that the Lord up above,
Is causing the gentle breezes.
Who comes up from the wilderness,
And slept under the apple tree;
Where your mother the Lord did bless,
A labor of love did break free.
Set me as a seal on your heart,
To be a seal upon your arm;
Since His Spirit will not depart,
With a love that will never harm.
For love can be stronger than death,
Jealousy is fierce as a grave;
Flashes of fire from the breath,
That passion enabled to slave.
The vehement flame of the Lord,
Cannot quench love of the waters;
For His love cannot be ignored,
A blessing of sons and daughters.
If a man is offered for the love,
Of all the wealth within His house;
Then he would be despised thereof,
To have such a love for his spouse.
Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
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Metre | 10101010 11011110 11101010 11011010 11110101 11110111 1101101 101001111 11111111 11111011 11101111 11001111 1111111 110101110 10101101 11001010 11110100 01100101 11100111 01011111 11101111 11010111 11101101 10111101 11111011 10011101 10110101 11001011 01001101 10111010 11110101 01011010 101110101 11010111 1111011 11101111 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,197 |
Words | 238 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
Longing for Her Beloved Song of Songs 8:1–7
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Written on August 15, 2021
Submitted by richards.77936 on August 13, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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