Analysis of Laughter



She walks into the room
a gentle laugh, a nervous smile.
Searching for something, a friend perhaps.
Hiding the hurt learned long ago
the laughter protects her always now.
Strangers all, yet undeterred
ready to share, eyes aglow.
The love is there, a gift from above
prayer before gives her strength.
Words spoken, voices heard
questions asked, dreams revealed.
Trust is born, friendship blossoms.
Laughter received, hearts less torn.
She lights up the room, a young girl's laugh
awe and wonder touch us all.
I have felt it, God's love is there.
A precious gift is her laughter near,
but as important is her answered prayer.
She walks into the room, a gentle laugh
searching for someone to share her love.


Scheme ABCDEFDGHFIJKLMNONLG
Poetic Form Etheree  (25%)
Metre 110101 01010101 101100101 10011101 01001011 101101 1011101 011101101 101101 110101 101101 1111010 1001111 111010111 1010111 11111111 010110101 1101010101 1101010101 10111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 685
Words 121
Sentences 12
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 557
Words per stanza (avg) 121
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Submitted on December 15, 2009

Modified on March 05, 2023

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