Analysis of One's Journey
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
The appearance of one's journey,
From the sidelines...
To look and seem easy.
By those who temporarily,
View this scene to leave and compare...
To others.
While snacking on chips, icecream...
Candy or whatever spares them,
The facing of reality.
And what it takes...
That requires discipline to participate in.
Will always be something done,
Someone says they can better do.
Yet...
For whatever the reason,
People like this prefer to have it known...
Their main talent and skill,
Is to have acquired an expertise...
In critiquing professionally,
What it is someone could do much better.
'Yes!
Much.'
'I'm glad you asked.
Normally I would keep my opinions,
To myself.
But...
The flaws?
Now...
If they spent more time,
Improving upon what they do.
Instead of attempting to get,
More attention to have others perceive...
That which is witnessed to see,
Took so much thought and time.
When anyone blind can not ignore,
Every blemish and flaw.
Sitting as if a Boulder,
On top of a sand dune!
I might...
If to be asked,
Give my reluctant suggestions.'
'Well...
From my point of view,
Not one TV camera.
News reporter.
Or adorning screaming fans,
Seem not too concerned...
About your opinion.'
'I don't intend to make my comments,
Come close to approach...
Tasteless envy or jealousy.
Or have you believe I think,
It is all about me. When it isn't!'
'I know.
And how dare someone like that,
Can attract others to believe...
What they see and close up is so,
Let's see...
What is that word?'
'Passable?
Suitable?'
'Yes!
That's it.
SPECTACULAR!'
'Spectacular?
I said 'suitable'.
'I couldn't think of the 'S'.
Thank you.'
'No other place would I rather be!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 00101110 101 110110 1110100 11111001 110 110111 1011011 010110 0111 101010010100 111101 1111101 1 110010 1011011111 111001 111010101 001001000 111111110 1 1 1111 1001111010 11 1 01 1 11111 01001111 01101011 1010111001 1111011 111101 11011101 1001001 1011010 111011 11 1111 11010010 1 11111 1111100 1010 1010101 11101 011010 110111110 11101 10101100 1110111 1110111110 11 011111 10110101 11101111 11 1111 100 100 1 11 0100 0100 11100 1101101 11 110111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,596 |
Words | 294 |
Sentences | 52 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 13, 7, 2, 19, 7, 5, 6, 2, 3, 2, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 69 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 103 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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