Analysis of You Knew…



I have been missing
I know.
Not up for bowling, cards or a show.
See, I have been sick.
Tired right out.
Makes me depressed
And given to shout.
Thought it was time
I gave you a Reason
Why the no-show in
This precious Season.

Oh I knew there was something
The sickness, the pain.
Yeah I’ve had my own spells
Time and again…
The aching, the sneezing
The muscle cramps too.
A bout of bronchitis, some times
It was flu.
The measles, halitosis
Bad hearing or sight.
But hang in there Brother.
You’ll soon be alright.

I was. There does that feel better?

NOPE. BUT THANKS FOR THE EARFUL.


Scheme ABBXCXCXDXD AXEXAFXFEGHG H X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (32%)
Metre 11110 11 111101101 11111 1011 1101 01011 1111 111010 10110 11010 1111110 01001 111111 1001 010010 01011 01101011 111 0101 11011 110110 1111 11111110 111101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 593
Words 130
Sentences 16
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 11, 12, 1, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 111
Words per stanza (avg) 28

About this poem

When you have gotten up the courage to tell a friend what is ailing you…and he thinks it’s time to brag on his own setbacks…like an inventory of hardiness.

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Written on March 31, 2023

Submitted by dougb.19255 on March 31, 2023

Modified by dougb.19255 on March 31, 2023

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Wayne Blair

Born in London. Graduated law 1976 Practised eleven years, Married Hilary 1974 Two kids Lauren 1980 And Jordan 1987. Business failed 1987. Moved not knowing whither. Happy hills of Waterloo Region. Mennonite Country. Thirty four years in Industry. No complaints. Poet, photographer, nature hiker. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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