Analysis of Do Or Don't
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
If one does to do or don't.
Will this matter to judgement passers?
Those who are critics.
And creatures of adopted habits.
If one decides to choose,
To be on the left or right side of facts.
There are the ones who come to oppose,
A decision made to turn up their noses.
Just for the reason to please an objection.
An objection that makes no sense.
Other than receiving,
Attention to get.
And if this attention to them isn't given,
Accusations with allegations are made.
Hoping the doing of this creates,
A wasting of time in their minds to find...
Worthy to prevent,
Anything said that is positive and moves...
In a direction towards progress.
Advantageous and beneficial for all.
'But...
Where is the evidence of this to prove it?'
'Well...
The doers often don't,
Allow naysayers to stay in their way!'
'And...
What does that comment,
To me should mean?'
'What we are here to do,
With effort to endeavor.
Will continue with that effort.
Regardless of your negative endeavors!
And...
Whatever that to you should mean?
Is not on our list of priorities!
Whether you do or don't comprehend,
The focus we have on our objectives!
To understand.
Or clearer to make understood.
Any other questions?'
'No?
Good!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111 111011010 11110 010101010 11111 1110111111 110111101 00101111110 11010111010 10101111 101010 01011 011010111010 010101011 100101101 0101101111 10101 1011110001 00010011 010001011 1 11010011111 1 010101 011011011 0 11110 1111 111111 1101010 10101110 01011100010 0 1011111 11110110100 10111101 01011110010 101 1101101 101010 1 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,168 |
Words | 217 |
Sentences | 33 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 8, 8, 2, 3, 3, 12, 2 |
Lines Amount | 42 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 116 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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