Analysis of Becoming Oasis

Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)



Cities at night,
Burning vividly,
The hustle and bustle of millions,
As we try not to lose our will.

People live and breathe,
Each chasing after their own dreams,
Some reaching, others failing,
But never once do we stop believing.

Technology weaves its thread,
The world's information
Right at our fingertips,
We humankind creating our own destiny.

But with progress comes danger,
The threat of uncertainty,
The worry, the fear,
As we cling to the unknown.

A world in constant motion,
Each moment lived, a gift.
And we're caught up in the midst of it all,
Living our lives as best we can.

Time is the great equalizer,
The one thing we can never buy.
But we'll make the most of every moment,
And live our lives without fear or regret.


Scheme XAXX XXBB XCXA DAXX CXXX DXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1011 10100 010010110 111111101 10101 11010111 1101010 1101111010 0100111 01010 111010 110010101100 111110 0110100 01001 1111001 0101010 110101 0111001111 101011111 1101100 01111101 11101110010 01101011101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 782
Words 115
Sentences 8
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 15
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Written on May 13, 2023

Submitted by JoeStrickland on May 15, 2023

Modified by JoeStrickland on July 12, 2023

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Joe Strickland

I'm just a regular, blue collar, working stiff who took an interest in writing poetry many years ago but until recently I haven't had a desire to share any with anyone or pursue publication. I'm an unpublished fork lift operator by night, and a day drinker by choice. I can be followed on Twitter @JoeStricklandSC more…

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