Analysis of bee-ware of kisses



what is this thing
that I see
floating in the air
in front of me?

two ruby lips
in a pout
is this one of those kisses
that you hear about?

where do they come from?
what are they for?
one thing for certain
they're hard to ignore

once one's found you
they're ready to play
you can try to hide
but you can't get away

I'm going to find out
what it does to me
what will it feel like
will it sting like a bee?

I'll close my eyes
And not misbehave
Oh no here it comes
I must be brave

Its attack is gentle
Just our lips meet
The touch is tender
The taste is sweet

it lingers briefly
then flies away
and beckons me
to come and play

I hope you like
this game too
because now it wants
to play with you
-- don


Scheme XAXA XBXB XCXC DEXE BAFA XGXG XHXH AEAE FDXDX
Poetic Form
Metre 1111 111 10001 0111 1101 001 1111110 11101 11111 1111 11110 11101 1111 11011 11111 111101 110111 11111 11111 111101 1111 0101 11111 1111 101110 11011 01110 0111 11010 1101 0101 1101 1111 111 01111 1111 1
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 661
Words 149
Sentences 6
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 14
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 60
Words per stanza (avg) 17
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Submitted on June 18, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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