Analysis of Potter’s Wheel



His Hands are wet with my clay.

His Mind already holds

The beautiful Design.

The figure and fascination.

That I am yet to be.

His Peddle pumping.

There has been no squeezing errant.

His smiles already apparent.

Thank you Lord.

I stay here in place


Scheme X X X X X X A A X X
Poetic Form Etheree  (40%)
Metre 1111111 110101 010001 0100010 111111 11010 11111010 11010010 111 11101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 326
Words 80
Sentences 13
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 20
Words per stanza (avg) 5

About this poem

There have been so many images of the Divine Potter and of His subject material in place and yielded to the Hands of Providence.

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Written on April 24, 2023

Submitted by dougb.19255 on April 24, 2023

Modified by dougb.19255 on April 24, 2023

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Wayne Blair

Born in London. Graduated law 1976 Practised eleven years, Married Hilary 1974 Two kids Lauren 1980 And Jordan 1987. Business failed 1987. Moved not knowing whither. Happy hills of Waterloo Region. Mennonite Country. Thirty four years in Industry. No complaints. Poet, photographer, nature hiker. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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