Analysis of Ah Rainer…my Man*

Doug Blair 1951 (London)



Everyone speaks of your words
Some rain, Rainer
And some gleam with the
Hope of the sunny afternoon.
There is balance with you Sir.
I have only scratched your surface.
Responding mainly to the good spin
Of enthusiasts.
Used to see bits and pieces with
Rienzi Crusz.
Voice come from palms of Sri Lanka
To chills of wintery Waterloo.
He exhibited your richness.
Not a name dropper, was Rienzi.
Hope neither am I.
Will I be.
Honestly.
And I will keep
Swinging your paddle
Cross lakes of lucidity.
Dear Rainer.

* Rainer Maria Rilke, Czech and Austro- Hungarian


Scheme ABCXBDXXXACXDAXEEXXEB X
Poetic Form
Metre 101111 1110 01110 1101001 1110111 11101110 010101011 1010 11110101 11 11111110 111110 10100110 1011011 11011 111 100 0111 10110 1110100 110 10010110100100
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 681
Words 124
Sentences 18
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 21, 1
Lines Amount 22
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 221
Words per stanza (avg) 49
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Written on February 06, 2023

Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 06, 2023

Modified by dougb.21370 on February 06, 2023

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Doug Blair

Doug was once a lawyer. Frustrated. Went broke 1987. Turned to manufacturing. People talked straight. Worked hard. Listened when appropriate. Lead Hand Shipper and Workplace Safety. Married to Hilary 1974. Two kids Lauren and Jordan. Poet. Photographer. Hiker-photographer. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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