Analysis of Fortunate Removal
Charles Edward York 1966 (Saigon, Vietnam)
In the wilderness the path is uncertain
And danger remains hidden
Until the light appears
Illuminating trouble
Before I step.
How vulnerable I am
When the local fauna is hungry
And I am smaller in silhouette,
Making me more alluring
For the beast's next meal.
What I long for is always out of reach
And comfort zones
Feel safe with boundaries
Till they disappear.
Things I treasure
In disguise can be worthless.
The prize wrapped in ambition
Charms me before it strikes
And I bleed what is precious
Shivering before my demise.
A well timed rescue appears as late,
And misfortune misread
When my handle is lost
Grieving for what I miss,
Thinking it's gone.
Grace reaches for me,
Taking me away abruptly
From certain defeat knowing
I never would have left on my own
And gained more without removal.
Copyright © 2016 Charles Edward York
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| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 00100011010 0100110 010101 010010 0111 1100011 101010110 01110001 1011010 10111 111111111 0101 111100 1101 1110 0011110 0110010 110111 0111110 10001101 011100111 001001 111011 101111 1011 11011 10101010 1100110 110111111 01101010 101101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 892 |
| Words | 185 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10, 10, 10, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 31 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 169 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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