Analysis of Perils Of Old Age
There was a heavy shrinkage of body bones,
supple parchments of skin had now transited to decayed yellow,
the cheeks had sunk well within cavities of hollow,
juicy pulp of lips resembled jagged outlines of smashed rock,
the harmony of teeth was broken by gaping tunnels of black,
crystal marbles of the eye had relinquished the power to see,
handsome pairs of shoulders stooped disconcertingly towards earth,
a paltry few hair on the scalp had turned a disdainful grizzly white,
frigid feet now ached when i placed them on the ground to walk,
knotty hard fingers had shriveled to bonded sticks of soft pencil,
chambers in the ear abnegated all voices in proximity,
huge tendrils of white fiber emanated from my nose,
calcium coats of nail had stopped growing on my finger,
the kidneys malfunctioned with a plethora of stone,
chocolate brown sacs of liver had condensed to small specks.
i felt newly born again, needing someone to cuddle me, make me go to sleep,
alas! i was all alone leading life in absolute desolation,
my spouse had deserted me several years ago,
the people around viewed me with contempt and loads of dejection,
my tongue quavered violently when wanting to speak,
bowels in my intestines refused all food,
the walking stick now bore insults, the brunt of few pounds of my weight,
i was 90 years old, on the verge of extinction from realms of mother earth,
tear drops from my eyes had dried decades ago,
the only gratification was, that i still breathed air, reminisced radiant
images of my youth.
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Metre | 11010101101 101111110010110 0111101100110 1011101011111 0100111101101011 1010101101001011 10111011011 01011101110010101 10111111110111 1011011011011110 10001111000100 111110100111 10011111101110 0100101010011 1011110101111 1110101101110111111 0111101101010010 111010110101 01001111010111 1110100011011 10010100111 0101110101111111 11111011010111101 11111110101 010001011111101100 100111 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,514 |
Words | 262 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 15, 11 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 47 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 612 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 131 |
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