Analysis of How do you live
Richard J Edwards 1960 (Ft Belvoir)
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How do you live
Do we have enough tears to send off those who's time has come. They contributed to life in more ways than we can list. They did most of their living before we grew up. They stayed close to the grinding stone earning a living and showing love to those who cared to accept it. Living in the most proper way they could They tried to be the best example for living right for themselves and others who may look to them for advice. Often times they offered no words unless they were asked and they did no judging while talking with you. They never had to be reminded that life was a gift daily and they kept God close to their heart. They never were proper to claim any notice they just knew how to take their slice of life and not take things for granted. Folks like this are a Dieing breed and those who don't value good people are soon going to be lost because they are shallow and think it's all about them. So raise a glass to those of the generation that literally and figuratively worked the land soil people and society in a manner that showed love kindness honesty and progress while remaining in God's embrace.
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Poetic Form | Quinzaine (33%) |
Metre | 1 1111 111011111111111010011011111111111100111111110101100100101111110111000110111111101010110110101011111101101110110110101111011011110111010111011001111111110010111010111111111101111101111011011110110111011101111001110111101111001011000001000101110001000010111101000110100101 |
Characters | 1,144 |
Words | 217 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 3 |
Letters per line (avg) | 305 |
Words per line (avg) | 72 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 457 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 108 |
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