Analysis of Rudy Mancke



death is a part of life,
as we all know,
a fact ingrained
within our mortal bones.
no labels
of good,
or bad,
or right,
or wrong.
such judgments fall beyond
our feeble and naive
understanding.
this world we occupy,
third rock from the sun,
exists within a system,
vast and complex,
and we, mere marks
on this cosmic plane,
are obligated by its laws,
by its eternal game.
death is an integral thread,
laced into the web
of continuation.
without its being,
the cycle would halt,
stagnant waters,
devoid of change or growth.
in this splendid
recycling mechanism,
where energy converts,
renews,
evolves,
passing becomes the hinge
on the door
which it all turns,
the catalyst for rebirth,
for life's return.


Scheme ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVNLWXYZO1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Poetic Form
Metre 110111 1111 0101 0110101 110 11 11 11 11 110101 101001 010 11110 11101 0101010 1010 0111 11101 1100111 110101 1111001 10101 10010 01110 01011 1010 011111 0110 0100100 110010 01 01 100101 101 1111 0100101 1101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 718
Words 156
Sentences 7
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 37
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 551
Words per stanza (avg) 122

About this poem

Thoughts on hearing about the death of South Carolina naturalist, Rudy Mancke

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Written on December 07, 2023

Submitted by JoeStrickland on December 07, 2023

Modified by JoeStrickland on December 07, 2023

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I'm just a regular, blue collar, working stiff who took an interest in writing poetry many years ago but until recently I haven't had a desire to share any with anyone or pursue publication. I'm an unpublished fork lift operator by night, and a day drinker by choice. I can be followed on Twitter @JoeStricklandSC more…

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