Analysis of THE MASS

Ken Bartlett 1934 (Leominsterr Mass)



Ever so slowly it started to grow.  An insidious creature,
hiding behind the nose and not wanting to show any features.
Pressure is placed upon the eyes, bulging them out.
Taking aim it next squeezed the sinus and snout.

Uncontrolled tears run down the face mixing with nasal drain.
Yet, none of this was causing excessive distress or even pain.
From scan to MRI, attempts continue to analyze
how to treat or not the knot sequestered between the eyes.

Opinions were exchanged between surgeons and me.
We concluded the best thing to do is to let it be.
This thing so hideous and apparently benign
will stay where it hides and forever be mine.


Scheme XXAA BBCC DDEE
Poetic Form Quatrain  (67%)
Metre 10110110111010010 1001010110111010 101101011011 10111101001 0111101101101 1111110010011101 111101010110 11111010100101 010001011001 10100111111111 1111000010001 11111001011
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 668
Words 126
Sentences 11
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 43
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 171
Words per stanza (avg) 38

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just one more page in the chapter of old age

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Submitted by compostken on October 06, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Ken Bartlett

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