Analysis of Prayers Made Differently
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
Prayers different now
Less of petition upon petition
Thanks upon thanks
Wonder after wonder
Pleas for others’ needs.
Praise adding to praise.
These were all good.
But perhaps too much
Jaw flapping and
Me, me, me.
Obstructing the us, us, us.
Might I quiet down?
Start with I love you Dad
Would meditation be so bad?
Thoughts and waiting
Rather than narrating
And we see reverently
What you bring to the table.
Comforts.
Directions.
Corrections.
Connections.
Whispers from out of Left Field.
Communion’s yield.
A being together
In all sorts of weather.
Yeah, You would like that
I believe.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLMMNNJOPQQQRRDDST |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11001 1101001010 1011 101010 11101 11011 1011 10111 1100 111 0100111 11101 111111 1010111 1010 1011 0111000 1111010 10 010 010 010 1011111 11 010010 011110 11111 101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 591 |
| Words | 114 |
| Sentences | 16 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 28 |
| Lines Amount | 28 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 466 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 99 |
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Written on February 02, 2023
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Modified by dougb.72572 on February 02, 2023
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