Analysis of titanic redux
John Jessup Kennan 1953 (Pomona)
me timbers shiv'rin
winds in ears drag me around
breath of Spirit
i could use larger mainsails matey
why have you made me thus?
crude primitive chisel hack etched in
envy strapped to the mast
blood presses the vessels onward
vulture in crow's nest awaits mutiny
tough steer with one eye
but i can cut a rug on this peg
white squall albatross feather news clipping reports of phantom wake
never do i question
just set the sails
undersized as they may be
no fishwife in these waters barter
in the harbor but timing is critical
drop anchor set the alarm
we sail at dawn
minnows outnumber blue whales
there are more of us than them
sez one bowling pin to
the other nine swords in hand
charge the bowling ball with
vigor fervor mutilated anticipation
will there be three hundred foot squids to fight off
mighty undertows assorted swashbucklers
sea serpent phantom ships
carrying gaggles of unshaven butches
come to loot pillage chain us
to iron thighbones in the galley
ceremonial burial at sea with
epithets and orchestration
flotation devices that double as coffins
biodegradable of course
or will it be another fine boring day
of seagulls and saltwater breezes
excitement has a better name
than it deserves way overrated
it's a frickin albatross more often than not
i am way over quota
ladle me up some swordfish stew
and sharpen this peg for me
© John Kennan 4-2-21
Scheme | AXXBCAXXAXXX ADBXXXA DXEXFAXCXCCBFAXXXXXXXXEB A |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101 1011101 1110 11110110 111111 110010110 101101 11001010 1001101100 11111 111101111 111010110011101 101110 1101 101111 11011010 00101101100 1101001 1111 1001011 1111111 111011 0101101 101011 10101000010 11111011111 10100101 110101 100110101 1111011 11010010 0100100111 100010 010010110110 0010011 11110101101 1101010 01010101 11011010 1011011011 1111010 1011111 0101111 110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,333 |
Words | 240 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 7, 24, 1 |
Lines Amount | 44 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 280 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 60 |
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