Analysis of A penny for your thoughts (Revised)



To go into your head, to see what I’d find.
I’d pay all the riches in the world, to go deep into your mind.
To have a vivid image of what runs through your head.
Would it be regrets?
Or words that were whispered to me last night while in bed.

Would it be of moments we spent together?
or of moments spent alone?
Are they thoughts of the present
or moments that are now long gone?
Whatever the case may be,
I wish that I could see
I’d pay a penny for your thoughts
Even the ones that are petty.

I’d pay my last cent to look through your eyes,
Would I be surprised?                                                                                                                                             

The mind is the only secret diary that one person really has
Secrets from the future, present and past
A personal book kept in the head,
dedicated to yours truly,
So keep your penny.
I wouldn’t invade your personal space.
Because Sometimes what you’re thinking is obvious
and It’s written all over your face.


Scheme AABXB XXXXCCXC XX XXBCCDXD
Poetic Form
Metre 11011111111 1110100011110111 1101010111111 11101 1110101111101 11111011010 1110101 1111010 11011111 100111 111111 11010111 10011110 1111111111 11101 011010101001110101 1010101001 010011001 10001110 11110 110111001 010111101100 011011011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,031
Words 188
Sentences 13
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 8, 2, 8
Lines Amount 23
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 169
Words per stanza (avg) 42
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Written on November 26, 2022

Submitted by s.i.s on November 26, 2022

Modified by s.i.s on December 28, 2022

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Sarah Lateesha Hamilton

I am Proud American. I am a retired Army vet who served 20yrs defending the rights for our country. I'm a loving single mother and momma's girl. I put my family 1st. I have been writing poetry since the age of 10 and writing is my passion. I love to love. We only have one life ( that we can remember) so I live my life to the fullest more…

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