Analysis of Beauty

Douglas H. Mc Clintock 1934 (Sarnia, Ontario)



I think that I shall never see
A flower as beautiful as thee.
An inner beauty so very rare
That you cared enough for you to share.

Lovingness of body for us to see,
Comes from a life that's tried and tested.
You earn it by caring for others, not always me,
Remember beauty is  only skin deep.

Its what is inside of you that counts,
Love is in the menu of life,
Not hate, envy or greed.
It is better to give than to receive.

Agape love makes the world a better place,
It is a love of choice not of attraction.
Reserved for family and kinship with friends,
Sharing one's life with another, a rare gem to keep.

Love is an intricate weaving, its way into our life.
As humans, we must love our selves before loving others,
We need confidence and accountability to lead
You are not complete, unless you have a shared love .

The ultimate in love is : "For God so Loved the World "
We all posses a divine nature.
God has given us the tools to make it work,
A workman, not ashamed to be called a Christian !

Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality.
Emily Dickinson


Scheme AABB AXAC XDXX XEXC DXXX XXXE AE
Poetic Form
Metre 11111101 010110011 110101101 111011111 11101111 110111010 111110110111 0101011011 111011111 11001011 111011 1110111101 0111010101 11011111010 0111000111 1011101001111 111100101101101 110111101011010 11100001000011 111010111011 0100011111101 111000110 11101011111 010101111010 010101111110100 100100
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,055
Words 207
Sentences 14
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2
Lines Amount 26
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 119
Words per stanza (avg) 30

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Submitted by Dougla$Irishman on October 19, 2021

Modified on March 24, 2023

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