Analysis of Eternal Glory



Our faith is of the same spirit,
As per to what has been written;
I believe what I inherit,
Spoken by some as forbidden.

Knowing that who has raised the Lord,
Will also raise us from the grave;
In His presence in one accord,
No longer to sin as a slave.

Because it is all for your sake,
That He extends His grace to you;
Upon your death, you will awake,
Increased thanksgiving and construe.

So we do not need to lose heart,
Though the outer shell wastes away;
The inner self gets a new start,
Unto God will honor and obey.

This momentary affliction,
Prepares for eternal glory;
Beyond any comparison,
Making it revelatory.

As we look at things that are seen,
Things that we see are temporal;
No longer of things that have been,
But the things which are eternal.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH BIBI XJXJ X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 101110110 11111110 10111010 10111100 10111101 11011101 01100101 11011101 01111111 11011111 01111101 0110001 11111111 10101101 01011011 101110001 1100010 01101010 01100100 1010100 11111111 11111100 11011111 10111010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 807
Words 177
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 90
Words per stanza (avg) 21

About this poem

Eternal Things 2 Corinthians 4:13-18

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Written on December 06, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on December 05, 2022

Modified on March 31, 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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