Analysis of Buddy

Arman Hoque 1977 (Winnipeg)



Hey Buddy, can you spare me an ear?
I’ve got a terrible notion my time is near.
What have I done with my life as it went?
How have my investments been spent?

How have I lived my life? How have the bells tolled?
How have chances laid out at last
When the dice have rolled?

What more can I do at last to keep my loved ones from pain?
I feel satisfied with a life lived well,
Though a sadness my friend.
I’ll not see my loved ones again.
I’m here with you at the end.

These are life’s circumstances
How many times have I taken chances.
I’m glad you’re here Buddy my guy
At the end to say Good bye.


Scheme XXAA BXB XXCXC DDEE
Poetic Form
Metre 110111111 110100101111 1111111111 11101011 11111111011 11101111 10111 11111111111111 111010111 101011 11111101 1111101 111100 1101111010 11111011 1011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 616
Words 139
Sentences 13
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 5, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 113
Words per stanza (avg) 31

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A poem contemplating anyone’s last moments… Chances are…

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Written on April 14, 2024

Submitted by Arman_1 on April 14, 2024

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Arman Hoque

Founder of Empyrean Law and Senior Counsel, Arman Hoque holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Windsor in addition to a Master’s degree in Public Administration and a B.A. degree in Law and Society from the Ivy League Cornell University. In July 2004, he was called to the bar as barrister, solicitor, and notary public, following Articles with a prestigious Queen’s Counsel Firm. He worked in association with several prominent law firms and sage mentors to develop his high standard before establishing his own practice. Since then, he has grown his law firm. Focused on his compassion for access to justice, Mr. Hoque has received news attention for cases he has fought and won for his clients spanning 15 years of practice. He has contributed to precedents in the legal community and has been awarded numerous accolades recognizing his devotion to the law. For his clients, he uses his formidable cumulative knowledge and world-spanning experiences to effectively turn their real into as close to their ideal as legally possible. He has been a poet most his life, having self-published a volume in 1993 by honour of his patron father. more…

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