Analysis of Distant sounds from the stadium



Days here lean
against my favorite tree
growing shrinking shadows
across a canvassed lawn
I watch the painting in progress
observe every hour's slowness
how the blank face of this building
- the bricks' constant change
red to black and back again
we entered the doors deceived
and roll out on wheelchairs
comfortably patched
under short blankets
snug from reaching for
concrete moments
and distant people
time becomes confusing
I borrow from memory
rise up stretch out
and lean against their dreams


Scheme ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPGBQR
Poetic Form Tetractys  (45%)
Etheree  (30%)
Metre 111 0111001 10101 010101 1101001 011001010 10111110 01101 1110101 1100101 01111 10001 10110 11101 0110 01010 101010 111100 1111 010111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 479
Words 82
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 414
Words per stanza (avg) 82
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Submitted by wp.wessels70 on September 16, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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