Analysis of "Our Job"



Working hard does make us tired
but man does it feel good.
To complete a task that must be done,
the way we know it should.

Making sure we've done it right,
so pride in it have we.
Doing our job with confidence,
expecting nothing less to be.

Working hard does make us tired
but keeps our conscience free.
By completing a task that must be done,
beyond the call...of duty.


Scheme Abcb xdxd Adcd
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 10111110 111111 101011111 011111 1011111 110111 101011100 01010111 10111110 1110101 1010011111 010110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 360
Words 72
Sentences 7
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Submitted on October 18, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Donald E. Burns

I am sixty-two years old and live in Columbus,Ohio. I was born in Dayton,Ohio where I lived mostof my life.I started writing poetry after my wife of thirty years passed away in October 2000. I was heartbroken and devastated by this.I asked God for a sign to show me she was alright. He gave me more than I asked for. I had a vision of my wife and my grandson who had passed also, that lasted five minutes. It was so beautiful thatwords can't express how I felt.From that, I now write poetry to inspire as many hearts,minds and souls as I can with truthand love. To be written with words that all can understand. It's my thanks to God for what He did for me.I am now married to my first girl friend from jr. high,which is a blessing in itself. Learning how to use the computer for my poetry made that possible. I hadn't seen her for thirty-two years.I even proposed to her with a poem !All things Are possible with God.I more…

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