Analysis of Civil Premeditated Acts

Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)



When has an apology stated,
Prevented an intended misdeed...
From being stopped initiated.
Before an act has been committed.
Known to show,
One fully awake.
And conscious...
Of every premeditated move made.

Planned.
In detail done to do.
As if to apologize,
Completes the activity to accept.
With a forgiveness given expected!
Leaving no one disappointed,
By going through...
A proper displaying of appropriate,
Protocols.
Thoughtfully self edited.

And...
Determined to have been,
Both civil and diplomatic.
Without one sign or hint of hypocrisy!

'I just want to say this to the both of you.
Well done.'


Scheme AXAAXXXX XBXXAXBXXA XXXX BX
Poetic Form
Metre 111010010 010101011 11010100 011111010 111 11001 010 1100010011 1 001111 111010 0100100101 1001010010 1011010 1101 01001010100 10 1001100 0 010111 1100010 01111110100 11111110111 11
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 608
Words 125
Sentences 19
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 10, 4, 2
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 118
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Submitted by lpahtillah on January 25, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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