Analysis of Gestating for CGA (hard road)
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
Gestating for CGA.
He would be attending
The Big Night.
Got a couple of invitations.
The Group had once been
So productive, attractive.
Second and third years
University Maths and Sciences.
Queens University, Kingston.
He was single. Age 28.
Trim build.
Honed by a little racketball.
More than dedicated
To his chosen field.
Accountancy.
Audit.
Midnight oil.
Maybe someday
Business development
Decisions and Counsel.
The firm had been
His thirteenth shot
With resume, drilling questions
45 minute interview.
(With two senior partners
One straight as an Arrow.
Other flamboyant, heavy drinking
Loud ties, for the retaining, grooming
Of clientele. They seemed to buy it.
Former guy would oversee all
The real working team.
Danny had landed on that team.
Bettered his chances.)
And the hours got crazy.
Sleep deprived
Eyes, pained and blurred
From the reading, invoices,
bank statements.
Reconciliation sheets.
Danny was good.
But quiet.
Now about the Party.
Arrived 35 minutes after the hour
On the formal invitation.
Lots to talk about.
To drink.
To laugh.
To snack.
To recall.
To re-ignite.
Danny drew a line
To a shaded corner.
Seat beside Irene Parkwood.
Had two classes with her 3rd year.
Unmarried.
Good on the piano.
Volleyball.
Thin and gangly.
She taught Kindergarten.
Could gentle down
Any Mom or Dad.
The conversation
Surprised Danny.
Couple of old mates
Ambled over, sneering.
“Hey you wall-flowers
Get with it
Want a couple of rum ‘n Cokes?
Bring on a buzz
Bring back the laughs.”
But Danny had Irene’s number.
Dinner and a flick next Friday.
If he really pushed for the coming week.
Looking at a mid-sized bakery
And a high-end Ladies accessories shop up-town.
CGA…CGA…CGA
NUMBERS, CLUTTERBUCK and WINDER.
Danny Winder?
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111 111010 011 10101010 01111 1010010 10011 010010100 1010010 11101 11 110101 111000 11101 0100 10 11 101 100100 010010 0111 1111 1011010 1010 111010 111110 100101010 111001010 10111111 1011101 01101 10110111 10110 0010110 101 1101 1010100 110 00101 1011 110 101010 011010010 1010010 11101 11 11 11 11 1101 10101 101010 101011 11101011 010 110010 10 1010 11100 1101 10111 0010 0110 10111 101010 11110 111 10101111 1101 1101 1101110 10001110 1110110101 101011100 0011100100111 111 101010 1010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,748 |
Words | 336 |
Sentences | 54 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 40, 37 |
Lines Amount | 78 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 457 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 94 |
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Written on February 05, 2023
Submitted by dougb.72572 on February 05, 2023
Modified by dougb.72572 on February 05, 2023
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