Analysis of A Final Warning



The day comes burns like an oven,
When all the arrogant stumble;
The evildoers are sloven,
Gnashing their teeth as they grumble.

That day comes shall set them ablaze,
Leaving them neither branch nor root;
Darkness will be filling their days,
Without vegetables or fruit.

But for those who fear will the name,
The sun of righteousness shall rise;
Healing in its wings to proclaim,
And the wisdom to make you wise.

Like calves in a stall, you will grow,
And you shall tread upon evil;
Ashes under your feet shall show,
That would remain of the devil.

Remember the Law that God gave,
Through Moses the statutes and rules;
After rescuing you as a slave,
So that no longer be the fools.

The prophet Elijah God has sent,
Before the great and awesome day;
Offering those who will repent,
The path of the heavenly way.

He shall turn the heart of fathers,
Unto the children of their hearts;
Smite and curse the land of loathers,
Utter wipeout of their ramparts.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GBGB HIHI JKJK XLCL X
Poetic Form
Metre 01111110 11010010 010011 10111110 11111101 10110111 10111011 0110011 11111101 01110011 10011101 00101111 11001111 01110110 10101111 11011010 01001111 11001001 101001101 11110101 010010111 01010101 10011101 01101001 11101110 10010111 1010111 101111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 999
Words 211
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 98
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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The Great Day of the LORD Malachi 4

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Written on November 16, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on November 15, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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