Analysis of Trek of Insanity



We lept to the shore

From our strange craft

Large Rapids before us

The days of dull drifting

And numbers had failed

No time for the burials

Just time to divide

All their loot.

And crimes done

So numerous, disdainful.

This lust for the gold

Left strange fruit.

A potful of java

A warm fire, songs

Faking some cheer.

But Death still

Awaited His dinners.

Before ere the Dawson

The whiskey and women.

The foolishness bought

With one’s poke.

And would there be

Or rather Fate’s

The toss of a life

In the frozen.

The loss of wife

Children and Home.

The thrill of those

Curtained skies calling.

The call of the harpies


Scheme X X A B X X X C D X X C X X X X X D D X X X X E D E X X B A
Poetic Form Tetractys  (43%)
Etheree  (40%)
Metre 11101 11011 110011 011110 01011 1110100 11101 111 011 1100010 11101 111 01110 01101 1011 111 010110 011010 010010 01001 111 0111 1101 01101 0010 0111 1001 0111 1110 01101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 765
Words 187
Sentences 19
Stanzas 30
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 30
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 16
Words per stanza (avg) 4

About this poem

A tribute to poet Robert W Service. In his fashion and grim topics. Of gold.

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Written on February 12, 2023

Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 12, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Doug Blair

Doug was once a lawyer. Frustrated. Went broke 1987. Turned to manufacturing. People talked straight. Worked hard. Listened when appropriate. Lead Hand Shipper and Workplace Safety. Married to Hilary 1974. Two kids Lauren and Jordan. Poet. Photographer. Hiker-photographer. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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