Analysis of Old Habits
While I kept her at a distance
It was easy to forget
Just how much she means to me
And how much I regret
Five long years have rolled away
On my solitary path
Now she's come back into my life
My heart has done the math
Love's embers are still glowing
Deep within this heart of mine
She's awakened feelings long thought gone
But she's no longer mine
Her touch can still excite me
Her smile enflames my heart
Her blue eyes drill into my soul
And tear me all apart
I can not see the future
There are obstacles galore
Yet I know, today I love her
Tomorrow, I'll love her more
Copyright c2005 Brian E. Spivey
| Scheme | XABAXCXCXDXDBEXEFGFG B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11101010 1110101 1111111 011101 1111101 111001 11110111 111101 1101110 1011111 101010111 111101 0111011 01111 01110111 011101 1111010 1110001 11101110 011101 10110110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 582 |
| Words | 119 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 238 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 60 |
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