Analysis of Angels of Arlington



Angels of Arlington ©
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
August 5, 2022

Allergic I am and allergic I be
To angels in Arlington I often see
Corgies and Frenchies, Goldens and Poodles
Collies of Border just oodles and oodles
An occasional Dachshund-a hot dog with feet
Every doggie of Arlington for me is a treat
Resist them I can’t and when I kiss them I thrive
Even though I do know the result is a hive
The itches and scratches and eyes swollen tight
Take away my sweet canines and you’re in for a fight
Medicare can’t pay for a therapy much better
Sweet doggie kisses are like a warm winter sweater
They heal me when it hurts, make my pressure take a dive
All in all those precious pooches make me happy to be alive
So itch I will and scratch I must
With eyes so swollen and red
Benedryl and Cortisone
Especially when they shed
But angels all, life-savers indeed
Life forces brilliant as the sun
Those magical, mystical doggies I love
In my home of dear Arlington


Scheme ABC DDEEFFGGHHIIGGCBXBXAXA
Poetic Form
Metre 101100 101011 10 01011001011 11001001101 1011010 10110110010 10100101111 10010110011101 011110111111 101111001101 01001001101 101111010101 101110100110 1101011011010 1111111110101 1011101011101101 11110111 1111001 1010 010111 110111001 11010101 11001001011 01111100
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 964
Words 185
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 3, 22
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 380
Words per stanza (avg) 90

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Celebrating the sweet love of a dog

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Written on August 05, 2022

Submitted by shulman.gary on August 05, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.

Gary Shulman, MS. Ed. has spent a lifetime supporting vulnerable families and children. He began his career working with children with and without disabilities in an inclusive Head Start program in Brooklyn NY. He then transitioned to become the Special Needs and Early Childhood Coordinator for the Brooklyn Children's Museum for 10 years. His passion for advocacy grew as he worked more and more with parents of children with disabilities. For over 24 years he passionately advocated for the needs of these parents as the Social Services and Training Director for Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. in NYC. The last 8 years of his working life, Mr. Shulman served as a private Special Needs Consultant conducting hundreds of training sessions throughout NYC and beyond to help parents and professionals find and access the services and systems required to facilitate maximizing the potential of their children with disabilities. Now Mr. Shulman is happily retired in Palm Springs CA, but still volunteers his time any way he can to provide information to those in need of his expertise. Today, Gary enjoys sharing his poetry that he passionately writes with the goal of leaving this world a better place one word at a time. more…

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