Analysis of Meandering Thoughts on a Rainy Day
Meandering Thoughts on A Rainy Day ©
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
June 23, 2023
Forgive my feeble attempts to say
Words of wisdom on a gray rainy day
But attempt I will to surmise and display
For poetry helps keep our demons at bay
What if the world were pristine and clean?
What if kindness expunged all that was mean?
What if compassion enveloped us all?
What if we rose every time we did fall?
What if the dogs had the power to rule?
What if every child were blessed to attend school?
What if our leaders were all honest and true?
What if they truly cared about me and you?
What if all illness had a miraculous cure?
What if decisions we made were 100% sure?
What if “please” and “thank you” could once again reign?
What if sweet children would be exempt from all pain?
What if our waters were devoid of pollution?
What if common sense ruled every solution?
What if bigotry were a thing of the past?
What if our happiness could always last?
What if, what if………so many more to display!
But they must just remain………..for another rainy day.
Scheme | AXX AAAA BBCC DDEE FFGG HHII AA |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 0100110101 101011 1 011100111 1110101101 10111101001 110011101011 110101001 1110011111 1101001011 11111001111 1101101011 111001011011 111010011001 11110101101 111101001001 110101101 11101111011 111101101111 1110100011010 111011100010 11100001101 1110100111 11111101101 1111011010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,060 |
Words | 219 |
Sentences | 21 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 115 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
About this poem
Some optimistic thoughts on a bleak rainy day.
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