Analysis of I Remember Sex

David Granteer 1937 (Montana)



When I was young, sex was a toy
It was fun for this young boy
I admit
I squandered it
Now I miss what I can no longer enjoy


Scheme AABBA
Poetic Form Tetractys  (60%)
Limerick  (60%)
Lanturne  (40%)
Metre 11111101 1111111 101 1101 11111111001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 119
Words 29
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 29

About this poem

I am writing this as I go along. It is about my life.

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Written on August 26, 2021

Submitted by davidg.20663 on August 26, 2021

Modified on April 19, 2023

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David Granteer

The website shows me as "davidg20663". This is the identity I was assigned when I joined. The stuff (including poems) under this identity was submitted before I joined the website. I was born in Montana and grew up in Portland, OR. I went to a technical high school, Benson, and worked on the radio station there, KBPS. I was in the Navy Reserves and spent my active duty in Washington, DC I have a BS in physics and an MSEE I am a life Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers I was granted two patents I have been married nine times The name of my present wife is Carol We have a combined family of six children I list my religion as Zen Buddhism more…

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