Analysis of I remember.



I walked about a lot today.

I passed by places I used to know, with the ghosts of misspent ways softly calling out my name.

I thought about the times we spent running in hard rain, and eating too-hot chips before the curry sauce had them soften.

I saw a man reading a map on a lamppost, hoping that someone would ask if he needed directions.

A friendly hand.
None offered.

I went past the park with the disused caravan where I first saw your bare breast.
It’s been burned down now, with just the charred frame remaining.
Heat, turned to cold, the inside destroyed and left to fester.

I eavesdropped on a conversation between two teenagers who were planning a party for when parents were away.
Such silly plans.
Such joy.
Holding hands.

I walked about a lot today.

I thought about a lot today.


Scheme A x x x xx xxx axxx A a
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 11010101 11110111110110111010111 11010111100110101110101011110 110110011011011111110010 0101 110 11101101101111111 1111111011010 11110010101110 11100100111010100101110001 1101 11 101 11010101 11010101
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 806
Words 168
Sentences 15
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 1
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 42
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 69
Words per stanza (avg) 16
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Submitted by Sleekwood on May 03, 2024

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