Analysis of Let us reflect on what we are favoured with



Health, safety, clothing, air, water and nourishment,
These all point to the world being ours, yet we don't realize it.
We possess all that life has to offer, yet remain ignorant.
We have two eyes, a tongue, lips, two hands and two legs.
Can we picture ourselves walking without feet?
Should we forget that we fill ourselves with delicious dishes
And cool water while the pleasure of good food and drink
Is impossible for some, due to sickness and disease.
Look at our healthy skin and be grateful that we have been saved
From diseases that attack it. We should reflect on reasoning and
Remember those that suffer from mental ailments.
We have been given abundant favours, yet we feign ignorance.
Warm bread, cool water, easy sleep and good health,
Yet remain despondent and depressed.
We are troubled by a loss in wealth, yet we have key to happiness
And many blessings. So let us reflect upon ourselves
And that is around us.


Scheme ABACDEFGHIJKLMNON
Poetic Form
Metre 110101100100 1111011010111101 1011111110101100 111101111011 111000110011 1101111001101010 0110101011101 10100111110001 1110101011011111 10101011110111000 010111011010 111100101111100 11110101011 101010001 11101010111111100 010101110101001 011011
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 911
Words 163
Sentences 11
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 17
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 43
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 737
Words per stanza (avg) 163
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Submitted on October 29, 2012

Modified on March 05, 2023

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