Analysis of Calm

Larry Stallings

Most days start with calm
Chaos often intervenes
Return to the calm

Scheme ABA
Poetic Form Tercet 
Metre 11111 101001 01101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 65
Words 12
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
Lines Amount 3
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 56
Words per stanza (avg) 12
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Submitted on October 15, 2013

Modified on April 13, 2023

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Larry Stallings

My first venture in sharing what I write. I served the military for 30 years including two combat tours. I found sobriety in A.A. 37 years ago. Married to Diane for 40 years now residing in Santa Rosa, CA. I earned a B.A. in Psychology and a M.P.A. and now work in hospital administration. more…

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