Analysis of Destination Reached
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
We are who we are.
To get better at doing it everyday.
It ain't easy.
If it was meant to be,
What lessons would we learn?
From our experiences taught to teach.
And...
For what purpose will then be served.
After we have grown.
Older.
With wisdom to earn.
Left to us just to reminisce,
A loss of sharing those times we wish...
We had then said to others,
That which we had on our minds.
Regardless who did not listen.
Dismissing the opportunity and significance.
Yet...
It always seems time is the factor.
That takes us on different paths.
Eventually to discover and find ourselves,
Heading towards the same destination.
No longer avoided.
To realize our differences once to disagree.
Were more familiar.
If we took the time to listen and hear,
To us what was being said to understand.
Without competing for attention to get given.
Scheme | XXAABX XXXCBXXXXDX XCXXDXACXXD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111 11101101101 1110 111111 110111 11001000111 0 11101111 10111 10 11011 1111101 011101111 1111110 11111101 01011110 0100010000100 1 11111010 11111001 01000101001001 100101010 110010 11010100011001 01010 1110111001 1111101101 0101010101110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 831 |
Words | 177 |
Sentences | 23 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 11, 11 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 216 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 49 |
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Written on August 04, 2022
Submitted by lpahtillah on September 04, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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