Analysis of What Kept Is Left Believed

Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)



What is war and its purpose all about?
And who is it that wins over what,
To declare they had been victorious.
With a leaving what left kept believed.
Done without a doing of it again to repeat it?

'Well..
If war is not a lesson that teaches,
Nothing learned from it to end them all...
Has of yet appeared on the menu of events.
And besides...
What other lessons have we yet begun,
To think of them as important ones to learn?'

Not to lie, cheat, deceive, commit adultery,
Treason, betrayal, fraud or corruption.

'Come on.
Stop joking.
I am not talking about our way of life.
I am referring to those unconscious deeds.
We may not be aware of them but allow,
Our normal lives to become victimized.
While spending too much time,
Debating ways...
As to how we can further defend,
Standards we value to keep kept protected!'

And...
Let us not forget,
The decisions we make...
Are left to become inherited,
By our innocent children.
Kept to keep these ideals,
Blooming to ever stay fresh flourishing...
To prolong the quality,
And the continuance of our pristine visions!
In their minds forever and ever. Amen!
I mean...
If such remains the will,
Of OUR Almighty God!
As is reflected,
Throughout the entire Universe.
This one and others...
We may or may not acknowledge to exist!


Scheme XXXXX XXXXXAX BA XCXXXXXXXD XXXXAXCBXXXXXDXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1110110101 011111101 1011110100 101011101 10101011011011 1 1111010110 101111111 111011010101 001 1101011101 11111010111 111101010100 1001011010 11 110 111100110111 1101011101 11110111101 10101101100 110111 0101 111111001 10110111010 0 11101 001011 111010100 11010010 111101 1011011100 1010100 0001001101010 01101001001 11 110101 1100101 11010 01001010 11010 11111010101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,284
Words 277
Sentences 30
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 5, 7, 2, 10, 17
Lines Amount 41
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 196
Words per stanza (avg) 46
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Submitted by lpahtillah on April 23, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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