Analysis of What if Jesus
Charles Fields II 1955 (Fort Bragg, NC)
Was the spirit in every heart?
Awakened to a need
to give a love supreme
That joy
beyond our comprehension
Finding the reality
of inner peace
more than just some fantasy
but in fact, a living dream
We've carried in our being,
a gift since our creation
But as the winds and time unfurled
We lost sight of our goals
Instead sought comfort and control
Did foul things …
some unspeakably evil.
There came a time
for a reminder to those
Who'd kept the vigil
not ever to lose hope
A living sacrifice of use
a reference point,
Despite our many
minor differences
It was in the heart of the spirit of Jesus
To save every solitary soul
who'd seek deliverance
From the oppression,
d’jour (of the day)
And those who'd swore allegiance,
Were entrusted with the spirit
In the spirit, might continue
to aid those
More in need
to strive to find compassion
In preparation
to receive the gift of love
To contribute their best efforts to add impetus
To each one within their span of control.
Neither to badger nor coerce,
but to caress
With an example
a sense of peace they'd pass on,
In any way
they'd managed
to grasp hold of
To pass a spark of life …we all need to grow
(Like the parable of the mustard seed)
And the miracle of …
a happiness
Which transcends
physical boundaries
Or pass things we imagine
We most miss …of a powerful gift
Hidden in our human frailties
To spread the word
Of love …of life
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101001001 010101 110101 11 0110010 10010 1101 1111100 1010101 11001010 01110010 11010101 1111101 01110001 111 1110 1101 1001011 11010 110111 0101011 01001 011010 101000 110011010110 111001001 110100 10010 1101 0111010 00101010 00101010 111 101 1111010 0010 1010111 1010111011100 1110111101 10110101 1101 11010 0111111 0101 110 1111 11011111111 1010010101 001001 0100 101 100100 1111010 111101001 100101010 1101 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,509 |
Words | 336 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 30 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2 |
Lines Amount | 57 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 37 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 9 |
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