Analysis of Single and Widow



I have no command from the Lord,
One by the Lord’s mercy and trust;
By anyone in one accord,
Since God is always fair and just.

I think a virgin in distress,
In the view of a good person;
For a man enabled to bless,
Bond of marriage unto women.

Have you been bonded to a wife?
Do not seek divorce to be free;
Remain with her throughout your life,
Look not for another to be.

If you marry you have not sinned,
If a betrothed woman marries;
Worldly troubles when disciplined,
From the temptation one carries.

The appointed time has grown short,
Let anyone who has wives live;
Those who have none not to consort,
If slept with ask God to forgive.

Those who weep to be in mourning,
Those who feel joy do not rejoice;
Be not intimate by adorning,
Be not seductive in your voice.

Those who deal with things in the world,
As they had no dealings to stray;
Will find their fate to be unfurled,
As this place is passing away.

Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF XGXG HXHX IJIJ KLKL X
Poetic Form
Metre 11101101 11011001 1100101 1111101 11010001 00110110 10101011 11101010 11110101 11101111 01100111 11101011 11101111 1011010 10101100 10010110 00101111 1101111 11111101 11111101 11111010 11111101 111001010 11010011 11111001 11111011 11111101 11111001 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 966
Words 217
Sentences 9
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 23

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The Unmarried and the Widowed 1 Corinthians 7:25-31

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Written on January 29, 2024

Submitted by richardnsherrer on January 28, 2024

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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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