Analysis of Of Two Minds



I am the Me of long ago;
So many things I did not know.
Much planning and much hoping for
Some knowledge of how to explore,
In search of where my place might be
In life that seemed just right for me.

I am the Me of here and now.
From all events of life somehow
And all the people here and there
Especially with those who cared!
And so, what future will I see
As senior years descend on me?


Scheme AABBCC DDXXCC
Poetic Form
Metre 11011101 11011111 11001101 11011101 01111111 01111111 11011101 1101111 01010101 0101111 01110111 11010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 390
Words 88
Sentences 5
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 6
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 151
Words per stanza (avg) 41

About this poem

Two different views of the past.

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Written on August 07, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on August 07, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on August 07, 2023

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