Analysis of Of Andrew’s Spirit
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
We have found Him
And know that He is truth
Distilled and pure.
A Certain Spring,
'Though damp and slush
Delay the budding.
A Prince with yarns
Of fields and flowers
And feathered trust.
Unspoiled by gold
Or other trappings
Of convention.
Unmoved by rank
Or rule of present powers.
But moved by
Smallest cry of
Pain or shame
Or lonely lot.
A Man whose every
Waking step displays
Assurance, equity,
Mercy, patience, hope
Direct from Heaven.
Whose gaze commands.
The Promised One.
Re-charging nightly
On hills of prayer,
(With His Father,
So He says.)
As we have slept.
Brother, drop your net.
Come meet this One.
Come meet your future
Scheme | ABCDEDFGHIJKLGMNOPQRQSKTKQUVWXYKV |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111 011111 0101 0101 1101 01010 0111 11010 0101 0111 11010 1010 0111 1111010 111 1011 111 1101 011100 10101 010100 10101 01110 1101 0101 11010 1111 1110 111 1111 10111 1111 11110 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 637 |
Words | 130 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 33 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 498 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 111 |
About this poem
It appears that Andrew was the first missionary; to his brother Peter, the intrepid fisherman.
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Written on June 21, 2008
Submitted by dougb.72572 on December 06, 2022
Modified by dougb.72572 on January 01, 2023
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