Analysis of Too Many Memories
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
A few,
As time passes.
Perhaps,
Can be easily forgotten.
This is not unusual.
When one grows older.
Although...
Picked from the many,
Memories to experience them.
The ones important,
Stay to reminisce not to forget.
Until someone else,
Comes along.
To remind another...
'How can you not remember to forget,
We were once together married.
In love.
And promised forever to remain like this.'
'Married?
How did that happen?
I mean...
Why did that happen?
And when?
Were we both there at the same time?
Together?
And...
How long ago had that been?
Forgive me but...
Do you mind telling me your name, again?
There are too many memories to keep,
Remembered.
Especially the important ones.
Don't you agree?
But I will admit this...
You do look familiar to me.'
Scheme | XXXAXBXCXXDXXBDEXF EAXAGXBXXXGXXXCFC |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (51%) |
Metre | 01 1110 01 11100010 111010 11110 1 11010 100101001 01010 11011101 0111 101 101010 1111010101 10101010 01 01001010111 10 11110 11 11110 01 01111011 010 0 1101111 0111 1111011101 1111010011 010 01000101 1101 111011 11101011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 777 |
Words | 174 |
Sentences | 31 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 18, 17 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 285 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 66 |
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Written on October 13, 2022
Submitted by lpahtillah on October 13, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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