Analysis of Welcomed Is The Postering



Manifested gestures,
That continue to suggest a kept interest...
In an uplifting of the quality of life,
To realize this identified...
By those once believed the middle class.
Now only shown,
The postering of backs turned.
As a way to prove,
They are listening with concern.
And welcoming to discuss,
What has left so many...
Feeling ignored, outraged and disgusted.

However...
Those who poster with backs turned.
Declaring their concern to have for others,
First say they must inspect,
The chaffing pans and presentation...
On buffet tables.
To prove it shown to the ones,
Still considered 'Middle Class'...
Not a dollar of theirs is spent to waste,
On frivolous and tasteless imitations.

'The crystal goblets and bone china,
Adds just the right touch.
And the linen table cloths,
On the recently bought...
Mahogany polished tables,
Gives the room...
Such an inviting atmosphere.
Our guest speakers will love.'

'All I can say,
Is the impression to make it...
Has definitely been made.'

'Hopefully our honored guests,
Will also appreciate...
From where we imported,
The delicious cuisine we have researched...
How much they love.
From what I understand,
The food is a tradition not well known.'

'I can not wait,
For the surprising looks on their faces.
What will they discover?'

'Our ability for details.
And our willingness,
To spare no expense to please our guests.'

'Oh...terrific!
What's on the menu?'

'Collard greens.
Hamhocks, hogmaws, chitterlings.'

'Chit-ter-lings? What the...'

'Blackeye peas, Buffalo, baked and fried,
Chicken.
Potato salad, smothered chicken gizzards.
Oxtail, pigfeet, ears, snouts and brains.
Cornbread, sweet potato, lemon maranque, apple and deep dish peach pie!'

'My goodness!
Who are these people?
And where are they coming here from?'

'Well...
When their representative called me,
Immediately I noticed...
This thick British accent.
Reeking of royalty.
So...
I didn't want to embarrass myself,
By asking questions.
Then...
I was told how they would be,
Landing from a flight...
Higher than a kite.
Wearing the most colorful costumes,
Their ancestors wore centuries ago.'

'And...
You took for granted,
They were foreigners?
From a distant land?'

'Of course.
Who else could they be?
Aliens from a distant planet?
Or...
Heaven forbid,
Those loud, weed smoking folks...
Coming here from the inner city?
Expecting to milk us for funding?
To endorse and support,
Something outrageous.'

'Someone who lives isolated,
In a place where...
Only talking animals,
Are permitted to exist.
Is going to be in need of smellings salts!'

'Will you stop with your,
Exaggerations!
I know when I am in the presence,
Of royalty.'

'Have you...
Tasted your 'research' yet?'

'You and your insinuations.
Of course not.
Once I have made eye contact,
I'm sure the tasting...
Will be a mutual invitation!'

'So glad I am...
You handled this all by yourself.
Leaving no one else to blame.'

'It is always the guilt of those envious.
Isn't it?
Pretending to be pleasured.
And happy for someone else.'

'The joy I'm feeling right now?
Is too genuine and authentic.
Leaving me too selfish to want to share.'

'Sure!
Remind me to invite you to the wedding!


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Poetic Form Tetractys  (32%)
Metre 10010 10101010110 01101010011 1101010 111010101 1101 01111 10111 11100101 0100101 111110 100110010 10 1110111 01010111110 111101 0110010 11010 1111101 1010101 1010111111 1100010010 01010110 11011 0010101 101001 01001010 101 1101010 1011011 1111 10010111 1100011 10010101 110010 111010 0010011101 1111 11101 0110010111 1111 1001011110 111010 100100101 010100 1110111101 1 11010 101 11100 11110 1110101 10 011010101 111101 11011011001111 110 11110 01111011 1 11010011 01000110 111001 101100 1 110110101 11010 1 1111111 10101 10101 100110001 110110001 0 11110 10100 10101 11 11111 100101010 1 1001 111101 101101010 010111110 101001 10010 111100 0011 1010100 1010101 1101101111 11111 0010 111110010 1100 11 101011 1010010 111 111111 11010 110100010 1111 11011101 1011111 1110111100 101 010111 010111 0111011 111000010 1011101111 1 01110111010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 3,037
Words 533
Sentences 86
Stanzas 23
Stanza Lengths 12, 10, 8, 3, 7, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 5, 3, 14, 4, 10, 5, 4, 2, 5, 3, 4, 3, 2
Lines Amount 115
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 105
Words per stanza (avg) 22
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Submitted by Lp,jr. on October 28, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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