Analysis of Seven Signs You’re Livin’
Jeffrey Powell 1979 (Pittsburgh, PA)
¹)If those adopted tunes of your youth can
bring back crisper, clearer memories
than any olfactory freeze-frame
You know your livin’
²)When life won’t seem to slow down
you can always meet it halfway
and act your age another day
Nothing’s misgiven
³)Should a lull in the traffic hum
be a welcomed respite
and more your speed
You’ll stay driven
⁴)Whether you have paid your taxes or
you’re late, taking the time for some
relaxation ought to still fit the bill
Slices of heaven
⁵)Granted, making your ends meet will
prevail over anyone’s judgements
concerning the life you lead
Best t’forgive ‘em
⁶)With the value of adversity in mind,
as Sir William Osler divined, it’s all
about the degree to which
you’ve striven
So, despite what they say,
hopefully you may find
that life is made
for givin’...
⁷)Because the noblest time you can spend
is, by adding to the trend of making
this world a better place
to live in
Scheme | AXXA XBBA CXXD XCED EXXX FXXD BFXA XXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101011111 111010100 110010011 1111 1111111 1111111 01110101 101 10100101 101010 0111 1110 101111101 11100111 010111101 10110 10101111 0110110 0100111 111 10101010001 111010111 0100111 110 101111 100111 1111 11 010101111 1110101110 110101 110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 993 |
Words | 174 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
~Lighthearted but hopefully poignant in observation and assessment~
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