Analysis of Wandering, But Where?



As I go about my day,
I am like a butterfly,
Fluttering about, from one flower to another,
Savoring the sweet nectar of each one,
But quickly moving on to the next,
Dismayed that its pleasures could not last longer.
Or, I am like a monkey,
Swinging from one branch to another,
Barely pausing to take in the greenness of one vine,
Always anticipating the joys yet to come,
Refusing to stay on the present vine,
But always ready to move.
Perhaps, for once, I could be like a waterfall,
Stationary, glued to the moment,
Pouring my bounty into the breathless stream,
And drinking from each moment its boundless graces.


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Poetic Form
Metre 1110111 111010 1000111101010 1000110111 110101101 01111011110 1111010 101111010 1010110010111 1010001111 0101110101 111011 01111111010 10011010 10110010101 010111011010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 599
Words 110
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 484
Words per stanza (avg) 110
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Submitted by jemanuelson on June 10, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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