Analysis of Showers
I caught a raindrop from the heavens
And held it in the palm of my hand
I thought I saw your face
Soon the raindrops pelt me like bullets
The sun was shining vaguely
The devil beating her wife
Steam rising slowly from earth
Like the nemesis of the clouds
When I found shelter you were there waiting
Leaning against the tin wall and two-by-fours
Looking like old-fashioned artwork
I wondered why you wore my favorite dress
During a long summer shower
With nothing to disturb a smoothe surface
Of soaked, cotton fabric on skin and curves
But the answer is obvious
You did not have a clue
Neither did I
We were all alone
And it rained all afternoon
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLMNONPQRS |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 11011010 011001111 111111 10111110 0111010 0101001 1101011 10100101 1111010110 10010110111 1011101 11011111001 10011010 1101010110 1110101101 10101100 111101 1011 10101 011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 626 |
Words | 120 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 522 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 120 |
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Submitted on October 07, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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