Analysis of Experience Earned
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Few are alone,
To age and reminisce...
A youthful feeling of that independence.
But for whatever the reason,
Aging to love to assist others.
Having a focus to share,
A living of life to have acquired and earned
An experience to do this.
With many lessons to have learned.
Yet I have not met to meet,
Any elder confess to declare...
An overwhelming desire,
Of having the patience to tolerate...
Ignorance in their face displayed.
Or being a fan of receiving disrespect.
Coming from those refusing to listen.
Done to blame and accuse,
The ones who have acquired experience.
Although to age and reminisce,
To understand clear what is understood.
After youth passes,
And not listening to others...
One wishing they had when they should.
Knowing now,
The tremendous benefits there is...
To pay attention and listen.
So hard it is to deliver that message,
Free to volunteer.
When someone much younger,
Can not accept to believe...
With aging also comes wisdom.
'Hey!
If you are so wise,
With all that wisdom to have.
Why do you volunteer your time?
And not say a thing,
About getting paid?'
'I have learned to love and share,
My experiences with you...
Because,
Well...
I care.'
'I can dig it.
However...
How old were you when this love began?
And your interest in sex left your mind?'
'What I wish to share with you,
Has nothing to do...
With a lust I may have for sex.'
'Wow!
I can't believe you actually confessed that!
Just how old are you?
And you actually can remember,
When that lust you had left?'
'There is so much in life,
To explore and adventure!'
'Do you mind if I ask you a question?'
'No.
Go right ahead.'
'If I should live as long as you.
Will I too lie to myself?
With an attempt to try others to believe,
Aging to me,
Is the best experience on Earth to achieve.
And all these hot and luscious bodies,
God has created to make.
I could ignore,
The heat arising on the horizon.
Before the morning Sun has yet to come!'
'I don't know how I should answer that!'
'I do.
That answer is NO!
And...
I am not about to whither away and age,
Awaiting for a bliss to reminisce it!'
'You young folks have one track minds.'
'And thank God I do,
That the destination and journey for me...
Stays to remain as clear as possible.
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Metre | 1101 11001 0101011010 1110010 101110110 1001011 010111101001 10100111 11010111 1111111 101001101 1010010 110010110 10001101 11001101001 1011010110 111001 01110100100 111001 10111101 10110 01100110 11011111 101 001010011 11010010 11111010110 1101 11110 1101101 11010110 1 11111 1111011 1110111 01101 01101 1111101 10100011 01 1 11 1111 10 110111101 011001111 1111111 11011 10111111 1 11011100011 11111 011001010 111111 111101 1010010 1111111010 1 1101 11111111 111111 11011110101 1011 101010011101 011101010 1101011 1101 0101010010 0101011111 111111101 11 11011 0 111011100101 0101011011 1111111 01111 1001001011 1101111100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 2,144 |
Words | 421 |
Sentences | 54 |
Stanzas | 16 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 9, 13, 6, 5, 4, 3, 5, 2, 1, 2, 10, 1, 5, 1, 3 |
Lines Amount | 79 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 105 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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