Analysis of NO ONE ...
Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)
NO ONE …
I
Who am I? Nothing. No one
I'm a forgotten whisper in the wind
I am no one child, no one's son
The vapors of smoke my only kin
I have nothing, I am nothing
All I once was is forgotten
YoBut no matter, no pain can bring
No Yesterday or remember when
For I am the Pauper, I am the King
And I am the Fighter and the Lover
And I'll bring a caress and a sting
I tell of ending, and starting over
Who am I? Right now I'm the Storyteller
That, I think, is enough for any sane man
Blessings in telling the tale make me fuller
And this tale, well I'll tell as I can…
Once upon a time, so such stories start
Lived a warrior, strong in battle, and grand
Mighty as his sword was His gracious heart
In his love for his God, wife, and Land
Any need he was ready to serve, fight, even die
He gave to his neighbors as freely as to his kin
Quick with comfort for sad souls who cry
As well as forgiveness for any slight or sin
In war he was fearless, gave quarter if asked
Gracious in victory or defeat, loyal as well
Not once did he complain on all he was tasked
Led his men safely through all kinds of Hell
Men died for his company, women his heart
But in love, as in all things, he was true
Of course therin does our story truly start
With a woman, and love, all good stories do
His name was Elon, a Lord in the land
He served the king who was kind and just
The prince, however, had a wicked hand
And a black heart filled with hate and lust
It came to pass,it always does, the king died
Elon with his wife, came paid sorrowful respect
The young king was there, beaming with pride
He saw Elon’s wife, lustful thought inject
Elon returned home, the king’s lust inflamed
So he plotted, planned, schemed and dreamed
And sent a decree, Elon a traitor it so named
Took his land, his wife, however it seemed
Upon learning of this a rage filled his heart
Elon led his men against the wicked young king
Oh the battle was epic! A tale I dare not start
If I did I'd not be able to say another thing?
Three days they fought, outnumbered was Elon
In the end his forces scatter, and Elon ran
And His wife, feared him dead, wept for Elon
The king in rage, slew her, buried her in sand
Elon wondered the mountains, lost and alone
Praying for answers, but he found none
Homeless, heartbroken, he slept on the stone
Mourning his lost love thinking life done
And as he wept, he cried to the Lord
“ All my life I served you, why am I here?
What harm have I caused, oh my Lord?
Why have you taken all I hold dear?”
The Lord spoke to him in a gentle breeze
Calming him, telling him to await His plan
Elon bowed, humbled and on his knees
Placed himself in God's protective hand
God taught Elon to forgive the King
To humble himself before God above
And the Grace of God healed everything
Elon was sealed, accepted in God's love
Elon returned to his country fearless and brave
He appeared before the young King's court
Instead of anger or vengeance, love he gave
He lay down his sword, as an offering of sorts
In a wicked glee the young king seized Elon
He stripped him and watched as he was beat
In joy and triumph threw him in the dungeon
Proclaiming at dawn, death he will meet
Quickly the news spread through the land
Quiet rage disturbed the city's night
And rose a group of men, a might band
Came and freed Elon with hardly a fight
They brought the bound king to Elon
With a sigh, he ordered the king free
He said,” there's enough blood, this Dawn
To no more bloodshed, a party will I be”
Elon left the land then, none can say where
And the people freed, and exiled the king
And to this day neither returned there
And the sad saga the people still sing
The king though, by Elon's mercy was humbled
He learned of the faith that let Elon let go
He changed, made new, though he stumbled
And shared everywhere Grace Elon did show
Who am I? I am nothing, no one
I only live to serve my Lord
I am no one's child, no one's son
Only by my God am I restored
I have no home. I have no kin
I'm the Storyteller now done
My name is forgotten on the wind
Who am I? No one…
AMEN
Scheme | A BACAD EAED EFEF FGFA HIHI BDBD JKJK HLHL IMIM NONO PQPQ HEHE AGAI RARA SXSX TGTI EUEU VXVX AWAW IYIY AZXZ 1 E1 E 2 3 2 3 ASAS DACAX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11 1 1111011 1001010001 11111111 010111101 11101110 11111010 11101111 11010101 1110101101 0110100010 011001001 1111001010 1111110100 11110111011 10010011110 011111111 1010111101 10100101001 1011111101 011111101 1011110111101 1111101101111 111011111 111010110111 01111011011 1001001011011 11110111111 1111011111 11111001011 1011011111 11111010101 10100111101 111101001 110111101 011010101 001111101 111111011 11111110001 011111011 111110101 101101101 11101101 010011010111 111111011 01101101111 11110101011 1010110011111 11111110110101 11111011 00111010011 011111111 01011010001 1100101001 101101111 101011101 101111011 011111101 1111111111 11111111 111101111 0111100101 10110110111 11100111 101010101 11110101 1100101101 00111110 111010011 10111101001 101010111 01110110111 111111110011 0010101111 111011111 01010110010 010111111 10011101 101010101 010111011 101111001 1101111 101110011 11101111 1111010111 110111111 001010101 011110011 0011001011 0111110110 1110111111 11111110 01101111 111111011 11011111 11111111 101111101 11111111 1010011 111010101 11111 01 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 4,105 |
Words | 848 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 26 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
Lines Amount | 103 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 121 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17
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