Analysis of Our Actions Are Ripples Upon the Human Pond
A man came to me the other day,
And what he would say, could change your ways.
He said, "Never forget that you can change the world. Everything you do has an effect on the world like water drops rippling across the human pond." And after this he went on, " Small changes in everyone's life, can have big changes on humanity's strife. So when conflicts in your life arise, remove yourself from all their lies."
I pondered at the amazing insight,
Was everything he said just right?
I looked back at the past and saw some truth,
Though this man seemed odd and eerily aloof.
As I passed this man, just a bum on the street,
I paused for a moment, before entering the store for a treat.
I grabbed myself some food and a drink,
And got the man something after I began to think.
"Here." I said after handing him a snack.
"I was about to rob this place before you said that."
"I know." He said. "I saw your gun."
"How do you think I became a bum?"
"Thanks!" I said after the amazing insight.
It's amazing how another's actions can change your life.
After that day, I was never the same,
I even founded a charity in the bum's name.
And now I know what actions can do,
So instead of helping myself, I'll help you too.
If you're ever down or if you're ahead,
Never forget what that man said.
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Copyright Nicholas R. Regan
Scheme | XA X BB XX CC DD XX EX BX FF GG HH AE |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 011110101 011111111 111001111101101111011011101100010101010111111001011111010100111010110101011111 110100101 1101111 1111010111 11111010001 11111101101 1110100110001101 11111001 0101101010111 1111010101 1101111101111 11111111 111110101 1111000101 10101010101111 1011111001 1101001000011 011111011 10111011111 1110111101 10011111 1111 10100110 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,321 |
Words | 262 |
Sentences | 26 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 41 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on August 02, 2015
Modified on April 14, 2023
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