Analysis of One wall up; one wall down.



The dollhouse was
Mostly intact in
Bedroom with side blown away.
Two sweet images
Of Babar friends
Beautifying the standing wall.
Cupboard there with
Shelf boasting teddies.
Puzzle boxes.
Hangers of pastel dresses
Blue jeans.
Three pair of white sneakers
Below.
The little princess
Auburn hair.
Sterling focus of attention
On the upstairs toy bedroom.
The dream of former weeks.
Until the barrages.
The frightfully loud jets
The screams up and
Down the street.
Robbed all fun and beauty
From this portion of Kiev.
City of Gardens and proud
Wanderings with song.
Only half hour ago
She perused the next room
Where Mom and Dad
Had made their Exit.
Bits and pieces.
Tabby cat standing guard
Tail switching.
Dusty breeze entering window
That faced the Square.
Somewhere bells haunting
In their slow ringing.


Scheme ABCDEFGADDHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWJNXYDZ1 JL1 1
Poetic Form
Metre 011 10010 111101 11100 111 10101 1011 1101 1010 1010110 11 111110 01 01010 101 10101010 100111 011101 010010 010011 0110 101 111010 111011 1011001 10011 1011001 101011 1101 11110 1010 101101 110 10110010 1101 1110 01110
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 803
Words 150
Sentences 18
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 37
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 653
Words per stanza (avg) 133
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Written on March 03, 2023

Submitted by dougb.21370 on March 03, 2023

Modified by dougb.21370 on March 03, 2023

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Doug Blair

Doug was once a lawyer. Frustrated. Went broke 1987. Turned to manufacturing. People talked straight. Worked hard. Listened when appropriate. Lead Hand Shipper and Workplace Safety. Married to Hilary 1974. Two kids Lauren and Jordan. Poet. Photographer. Hiker-photographer. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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