Analysis of Old Age
Old age, don't even think about it,
It seems it will never come to the young,
Real living is when you are chompin at the bit
Action is the byword, and not a slip of the tongue.
From age One to Twenty is kids stuff and puppy love
Twenty to Forty reveals strength and beauty
Forty to Sixty, a great life with nothing to prove
Sixty to eighty, aches and pains, seems life is a duty.
So what is old age all about ?
It's up to you to make it work
Keep moving to keep the fire from going out
Don't let people call you a mental jerk !
White hair ,wrinkles, blotches and back ache
Seeing and hearing is a prize to keep going,
Lord, did you make a big mistake ?
I know you will say, its part of growing !
Taking showers, getting dressed and even eating
Becomes a chore you sooner ignore.
Listen. at my age, I am not competing
To get a perfect score !
So what is the final solution ?
Being young at heart should be your aim.
Your body will crumble, it is a proven,
Be easy, let live, eat a chocolate, you are still in the game
Scheme | ABAB XCXC DEDE FGFG GHGH IJIJ |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 111101011 1111101101 11011111101 101010101101 1111101110101 10110011010 1011001111011 10110101111010 11111101 11111111 110110101101 1110110101 111010011 100101011110 11110101 1111111110 101010101010 010111001 10111111010 110011 111010010 101111111 11011011010 110111010111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 995 |
Words | 201 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 130 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
About this poem
About our lifetime
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Written on July 19, 2021
Submitted by Mcclintock on July 19, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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