Analysis of Tailgate for Two
From the back of my truck
There’s a tranquil view
Perfect for a setting sun
And a tailgate for two
Watching that sun go down
Brings thoughts of years gone by
The things I did or didn’t do
And all the reasons why
Sitting here with you
Confessing secrets untold
Sharing life stories
And heartbreaks of old
Heart influences
From many tears and smiles
I’m amazed as I tally up
The years and miles
Battles of the heart
Regardless of won or lost
In time, everyone wins and loses
When you calculate the costs
And your own treasured past
To me you entrust
Our lives not so different
Survival we know a must
In the school of life
We’re to learn from our mistakes
And some might wrongly think
A fool of them it makes
Thought you were the only one
Not quite good enough
Same as me you wonder
Just who you can trust?
Looking back over the years
And many lessons learned
Things we might have done differently
Had we known the knowledge we yearned
So quickly the hours they pass
From sunset to this starlight view
Thank you for your warm company
On this tailgate for two
Copyright © Dance Of The Poet's Pen 2017
Scheme | XABA XCAC ADXD XEXE XXXX XFXF XGXG BXXF XHIH XAIA X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101111 10101 0110101 00111 101111 111111 0111111 010101 10111 0101001 10110 0111 1100 110101 10111101 0101 10101 0101111 01101010 111001 011101 11101 10111100 0101101 00111 01111001 011101 011111 1100101 11101 111110 11111 1011001 010101 11111100 11101011 11001011 111111 11111100 11111 10110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,076 |
Words | 208 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 80 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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