Analysis of Agreement, Anointing in Song.



Power of Agreement, Anointing

Something happened on that floor.

Beat and expectation.

Yearning to sing.

Oh, but I’m not a Singer.

Yeah, so what, Girl?

Let it out.

In this place we get it.

Agree with it.

Give copious thanks.

The plan for release

Of discontent, guilt.

Replaced by gratitude.

Stomping feet and

Let’s stop the chat now.

Just sing, OK.


Scheme A X X A X X X B B X X X X X X A
Poetic Form
Metre 1010101 1010111 10010 1011 1111010 1111 111 011111 0111 11001 01101 10011 1110 1010 11011 1111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 492
Words 111
Sentences 20
Stanzas 16
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 17
Words per stanza (avg) 4
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Written on April 30, 2022

Submitted by dougb.19255 on April 30, 2023

Modified on May 01, 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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