Lese-Majesty
Lord,
that I can see,
that I am able
to receive Your glory,
the wonder of You,
is the miracle of life.
But Lord,
what would You have
me do,
if I had
to give
myself to You?
Fisher of men?
There is no other.
Baited to the hook of words
Your seed holds worlds
before my eyes.
I nibble
but still
refuse to bite:
fearing all
of that pellucid line, trawling
all of the fathoms
that assure me
of the obscure
freedoms that are mine.
And the bleached sunlight,
treading those familiar currents,
surfaces a soothing delirium
of play that glazes my sight.
Here,
there is an incessant
ebb and flow (continual highs
and lows)
that combs my mind,
manicures the endings of my nerves.
I fear the hands,
brutalized and bloodied,
that would coax me
to the land
that You are king of.
I fear the pain
of a broken heart,
courteous and noble,
that would gentle
my spirit to part
with its natatorium -
Lord,
could I ever possibly forswear
such rich,
waterless,
oxygenated air?
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Written on 1983
Submitted by scott.alan116 on August 23, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Abcbdx axdxxd xxxxec xfxxxb xxfxgf xxexxx xxbxxx hcchgA ixbi |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 977 |
Words | 219 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 4 |
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