Analysis of Thrill, Timing and Trouble of Heavy Sailing



Clearly coming it was

The dark wedge over Huron

Gusts, rage and rains

In a storm.

And the Race only

Half done with trusty

Crew of four.

Not a novel thing

Many storms battled before.

But each one its

Own pack of worries, wet

And sudden advantage or loss.

Get ready guys.

Will soon be hard for hearing.

For second options.

Keep in mind those two races

Where weather flips

Brought the winning advantage

And the champagne.

(Where Don’s quick response

Saved us from disaster)

We each know our part.

And will do best we can.


Scheme X X X X A A B C B X X X X C X X X X X X X X X
Poetic Form
Metre 101011 011101 1101 001 00110 11110 111 10101 1011001 1111 111101 01001011 1101 1111110 11010 1011110 1101 1010010 0001 11101 111010 111101 011111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 581
Words 142
Sentences 11
Stanzas 23
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
Lines Amount 23
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 18
Words per stanza (avg) 4
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Written on June 30, 2023

Submitted by dougb.19255 on June 30, 2023

Modified by dougb.19255 on June 30, 2023

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Wayne Blair

Born in London. Graduated law 1976 Practised eleven years, Married Hilary 1974 Two kids Lauren 1980 And Jordan 1987. Business failed 1987. Moved not knowing whither. Happy hills of Waterloo Region. Mennonite Country. Thirty four years in Industry. No complaints. Poet, photographer, nature hiker. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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