Analysis of The Rendering Up (psalm 22)



Had He been able
To write with His own blood
and Fingers.
On tablet.
The import of His final services
And self-offering, passively.
The Testimony would have
Been complete.
The giving up of Himself.
Un-assisted to hateful,
heartless minions.
Because incorruptible.
Un-dying.
Unstained by wrongdoing
Or compromise.

But rather the whole thing
Had to come in Parable.
Discerned by hurting
Searching Faith alone.
In following days.
The walk through scorning jeers.
The pathetic piercing Crown
The signage, that He was King.
The raising up, like some prop.
The soldiers tossing dice. (Psalm 22:18)
The storm of Creator’s indignation.
The seven final assertions.
The letting go, voluntarily.
“It is Finished/Accomplished.”

Job done.
Redemption won.
And angels can see
His approaching Triumph.


Scheme AXXXXBXXXACADDX DADXXXXDXXECBX EEBX
Poetic Form
Metre 11110 111111 010 110 0011110100 01100100 010011 101 0101101 1010110 1010 011 110 011100 110 110011 1110100 01110 10101 01001 01111 0010101 0101111 0101111 0101011 011010010 01010010 01010100 1110010 11 0101 01011 101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 823
Words 156
Sentences 23
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 15, 14, 4
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 209
Words per stanza (avg) 40
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Written on February 25, 2023

Submitted by dougb.19255 on May 31, 2023

Modified by dougb.19255 on May 31, 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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