Analysis of Down from mountain’s euphoria. Jesus arrives.
You see him, Lord?
You see him?
For years this awful mess.
He scarcely can express himself
Can’t even wash or dress.
His antics get folks going
They fear what might come next.
He roars in hot frustration
Sore lonely and sore vexed.
The doctors see no answer.
Sedation and restraints.
The seizures come so quickly
He thrashes, then he faints.
And I the father helpless
Must stand and watch again
As fear and doubts disable
Your followers, Lord, your men!
Oh won’t you intervene, Sir
And make the darkness flee
And cause the sun to re-appear
For one poor lad, for me?
Prayer is Jes Talkin’
I's here aginAn ah have so few woidsBut it's the gittin togethaMost mattasAh believe.
And You has the timeFathaAlways has the timeLookin down fromBrilliance an GlorySettin aside those angels' songsJes to consider ma squallinOr ma pleadin,
Ma thankin or my
Plain ole wonda.
Dis ole man
Done had many a hard job
Often cruel or stupid orders
From tha Man.
A spell in the joint
An keen ears an
A much sharpened shiv
Jes ta raise up the odds.
Afta dark.
An a wife and two chillen
Hardly knew me afta
The twelve year stint.
But you knows me
You stick in dere fo me.
And you brought
Some good folks
Crosst ma path
Prayin and heppin
An smilin folks.
Ah can almose smell
Yo Spirit on em.
Second chances and singin.
Friendly talkin nights
Clean woik now.
Ah sketches a little as well
Scenes of pain, hope or joy
Two of em sittin
Up now on the library wall
Folks considerin
Provin dis ole man
Sees an thinks
Feels an releases
Fatha you have ma devotion
Such as tis.
An ma good repote.
I love Ya
Gwine stop now ta
Read Psalm one-oh-seven.
Name-a-Jesus
Ayymann.
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Metre | 1111 111 111101 11010101 110111 1101110 111111 1101010 110011 0101110 010001 0101110 110111 0101010 110101 1101010 1100111 111011 010101 01011101 111111 11110 111111111011101 01101101111101110110101111 1111 1110 111 1110011 101011010 111 01001 1111 01101 111101 11 101011 10111 0111 1111 110111 011 111 111 101 111 1111 11011 101001 10101 111 11001011 111111 1111 1110101 11 1111 111 11010 1111010 111 1111 111 1111 111110 1010 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,651 |
Words | 337 |
Sentences | 26 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 21, 1, 1, 1, 42 |
Lines Amount | 66 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 258 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 61 |
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Written on February 07, 2023
Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 07, 2023
Modified on April 06, 2023
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