Analysis of Lessons Learned From Loss And Losing



When our parents die we all become orphans;
then on "self" rely as independent ones.

When our lovers leave we draw on fresh resource;
then we must believe in forging a new course.

When our pets expire we retrieve memories;
then we can aspire to epic similes.

When a friend forsakes sanguine relationships,
then healing the aches prepares recovery scripts.

When siblings betray recondite confidence,
then we face dismay averting such pretense.

When finances drain and deletions accrue
then we ascertain investments to review.

When we fail in sports we strongly sympathize;
then we are cohorts to fully empathize.


Scheme AA BB XA XX XX CC DD
Poetic Form
Metre 110101110110 1110110101 110101111110 11101010011 110101101100 111011101 101110010 11001010101 1100110100 11101010101 10101001001 110101011 1110111010 1111011010
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 598
Words 99
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 71
Words per stanza (avg) 14
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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