Analysis of Gene With The Green Eyes
I sat alone in the crowded lounge, awaiting my flight.
A man of means, apparently, came to share my table.
"Hello, my name is Gene," said he.
He spoke through eyes of emerald green
He proceeded to inform me of his itinerary.
Excited he seemed, at least to me.
I found myself envious, and wished he would leave.
I admit his smile was infectious, finding it irksome.
It became increasingly difficult to remain petulant.
He called me son while seemingly younger than I.
"I think I'm lost," said Gene with the green eyes.
"Let me see your ticket. Perhaps I can help", I said.
"It's okay. It's good to get lost once in a while.
It sometimes saves us from a life we weren't
meant to live", smiled Gene with ancient green eyes.
He said goodbye, leaving me once again feeling lonely.
And wishing I were lost.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010010101011 01110100111110 01111111 11111101 10101011110100 010111111 11110001111 10111101010110 1010100100101100 111111001011 1111111011 1111100111111 11111111001 10111101110 1111111011 1111011011010 010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 784 |
Words | 149 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 17 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 613 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 147 |
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Submitted on December 06, 2009
Modified on March 05, 2023
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