Analysis of Captain Of His Own Ship

Teresa Whitney 1951 (Tacoma)



Looking through out the universe,
A Captain of a ship I found,
An interesting gent he was,
As I stood looking all around,

Standing stout without a flinch,
He turned, and saw me smiling,
My heart reached out to him then,
I learned he was not lying,

The truth this Captain spoke,
Told me he is the Captain of his ship,
Owner of his very own vessel,
With a hand upon his hip,

Speaking from within my mind,
I heard his every thought,
Declining of my boarding pass,
A refusal of such was not,

Desiring to go aboard was I,
A tear fell upon the beach,
There is where I stood quietly,
Awaiting the Captain's reach,

Joining now my Captain on ship,
I laid my head on his chest,
A warming, and appreciated spot,
One I loved the best.


Scheme XAXA XBXB XCXC XXXD XEXE CFDF
Poetic Form Quatrain  (83%)
Metre 1011010 01010111 1100111 11110101 1010101 1101110 1111111 1111110 011101 1111010111 101110110 1010111 1010111 1111001 01011101 00101111 0100110111 0110101 11111100 0100101 10111011 1111111 010001001 11101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 699
Words 139
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Modified on March 19, 2023

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Teresa Whitney

Born and raised in Washington State as well as growing up in S. California, I now reside in Mooresville N. C. for the past 20 yrs. A wife for 30 yrs before loosing my late husband, a mother of 2 son's , grandmother of 6 children & great grandmother of 2 . College educated with an AA in Drug and Alcohol Counseling. A past owner of 2 state licensed board and care homes for the elderly. I have traveled the U.S. over and settled in North Carolina. My family is here and new friends I have made over the years. I am an avid Poetry writer enjoying all styles of Poetry, looking forward to having my 1st Poem book published soon. more…

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