Analysis of A Smile You See



traveling long dusty roads
scrapes and tear's adorn us.
growing weary we seek shelter
a tree for shade or a quiet stream perhaps.
our journey sometimes tedious
often lonely, yet continue we must.
sometimes we climb to lofty places
but often it is the valleys we must cross.
into shadows where terrors abound,
or worse, the dry thirsty desert
where no one is found.
days go by, all hope is waning,
strength almost gone.
when into your life a stranger appears.
cracked and parched, burdens lifted,
strength restored, hope revived.
one final gift as we go our separate ways.
a simple thing but precious to me
a smile you see is a gift from a friend!


Scheme ABCDBEFGHIHJKLMNOPQ
Poetic Form
Metre 1001101 101011 10101110 01111010101 101001100 1010101011 011111010 11011010111 01111001 11011010 11111 11111110 111 1011101001 1011010 101101 110111110101 010111011 0111101101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 628
Words 116
Sentences 10
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 512
Words per stanza (avg) 116
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Submitted on January 13, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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