Analysis of Who turned off the little gray cells?
For the last fifteen minutes
Auto pilot holds the wheel
No awareness of where, or how
Just feel.
Been this way too often.
That Building’s brick cover.
Driveway getting asphalt this month.
Over back fence a schoolyard.
Catholic and noisy.
One beautiful tamarack.
Points of identification
Imprint the mind
And reflexes
Without even thinking. Yikes.
Certainly not what Dad taught.
Years back. Standard shift.
Less intimidating traffic.
Less cocky and
Unable to think consequence.
Irritating honking on the knee-jerk.
Ten minutes to destination
Better click on the little gray cells, Doug.
Make your landing accountable.
Scheme | XAXABXXXXC BXXXXXCXXC BCX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010110 1010101 10101111 11 111110 110110 110111 101101 10010 11001 1100010 0101 0100 0110101 1001111 11101 1010010 1100 01011100 100101011 1101010 1011010111 11100100 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 624 |
Words | 115 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 10, 3 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 167 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Written on July 03, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on July 03, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on July 03, 2023
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