Analysis of Simple Bowl Of Noodles
Charles Edward York 1966 (Saigon, Vietnam)
Simple Bowl Of Noodles
I satiate my soul appetite with simplicity
A bowl of ramen noodles becomes
The edible metaphor I digest
So basic it returns my palette
To a flavor I like and understand
A meditation to make
A complicated situation
Easier to face when right now
Gets all my attention.
Every savory moment shows beauty
Spice awakens the senses
To the reality nothing is
Separate from all else
The Buddha within
Knows time is too precious
To take for granted
It’s delicacy demands care
My appreciation satisfies.
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| Metre | 101110 11111010100 01111001 0100100101 110101110 101011001 001011 0100010 10011111 111010 10010010110 1010010 1010101 10111 01001 111110 11110 11000011 1001010 101101 111110111101100010101010010111111010100100010110010100101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 782 |
| Words | 139 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 9, 9, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 158 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Finding wisdom in appreciating simplicity and impermanence in the present moment
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