Analysis of New Pathways

Kurt Philip Behm

Tollgates on redemption road
calling out my name

Turnstiles of a fated past ...
exiting the blame

Looking back all fares are paid
new pathways to begin

Eyes now closing, heart at rest
— salvation free within

(My Son Trystan & I — April 16, 2024)

Scheme XA XA XB XB X
Poetic Form
Metre 110101 10111 110101 10001 1011111 11101 1110111 010101 111110
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 254
Words 50
Sentences 2
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 38
Words per stanza (avg) 9
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on April 17, 2024

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