Analysis of Note to Self
Linda Yoest 1951 (Ohio)
Mouth: Quicker than hand.
Sigh.
Tongue: Blurting. Rude. Unkind.
Again.
Hand: Clapped over mouth.
Afterward.
Lips: Pressed together, tight.
Too late.
Rue: Seals lips not in time.
Aw.
Regret: Tames tongue, not.
Ugh.
Remorse: Hastens not hand to mouth.
Woe.
Note to Self:
Not every thought entering my mind
Should pass through my mouth,
Roll off my tongue and escape my lips.
Alas.
My help comes from the Lord.
Thankfully.
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLEMNCEOPQR |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011 1 11101 01 11101 100 110101 11 111101 1 01111 1 01101111 1 111 1100110011 11111 111100111 01 111101 100 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 424 |
Words | 90 |
Sentences | 21 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 21 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 319 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 70 |
About this poem
A poem inspired by my prayer journal entry reflecting upon the verse, “Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.” Psalm 141:3
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