Analysis of Prayer Closet



Again to be here
When none other might care.
Be the motive of fear
Or of gratitude rare.
I will run to this space
Just to unload my heart;
Yes a quieter place
Set a little apart.
And You come through the gray
In the brilliance of love
And You settle the day
With Your calm from above.

And You hear, I am sure
Every plea, every verse.
A compassion so pure
Will consider my worst,
And will answer again
Lest I misunderstand;
Neither mishap nor men
Will remove from Thy Hand.
Father, this is the spot
Where I grow on my knees;
See what mercy has wrought;
Feel the Spirit’s fresh breeze.


Scheme XAXABCBCDEDE FXFXGHGHXIXI
Poetic Form
Metre 01111 111011 101011 11101 111111 110111 101001 101001 011101 001011 011001 111101 011111 10011001 001011 101011 011001 11001 10111 101111 101101 111111 111011 101011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 588
Words 127
Sentences 7
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 12, 12
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 228
Words per stanza (avg) 57
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Written on May 14, 2014

Submitted by dougb.19255 on May 14, 2023

Modified by dougb.19255 on May 14, 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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