Analysis of Guard your Deposit



I thank the Lord whom I serve,
As did of my ancestors;
Who gave confidence and nerve,
To stand up to protestors.

A clear conscience I possess,
Constant prayers both day and night;
Knowing that the Lord will bless,
Because of Him sees delight.

As I remember the tears,
For I am longing to see;
And no longer have I fears,
But a joyous dignity.

Faith I am reminded of,
That dwells in being sincere;
And is flowing with the love,
Since I worship to revere.

Remember to fan the flame,
That flame is a gift from God;
Laying the hands to proclaim,
While you honor and laud.

He has given us His Spirit,
Giving us love and self-control;
Not of fear in the merit,
A sound mind for our soul.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD XEXE FGFG HXHX IJIJ X
Poetic Form
Metre 1101111 111110 1110001 111110 0110101 1011101 1010111 0111101 1101001 1111011 0110111 1010100 1110101 1101001 0110101 1110101 0101101 1110111 1001101 111001 11101110 10110101 1110010 0111101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 727
Words 166
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 80
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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Power, Love, and a Sound Mind 2 Timothy 1:3-7

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Written on March 27, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on March 26, 2023

Modified on March 26, 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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