Analysis of Baseless Nonsense Priorirized

Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)



Incredible it is,
How clear it has become...
To realize the many,
Who have succumbed to prioritize...
The living of their lives,
On baseless nonsense.
Condoning this too obvious.
And allowing it known.

Spreading rumors to gossip.
Without scent or hint of facts.
As if to enjoy the lack,
Of proof or evidence.
Before taking action,
On someone not to know.
Just for the fun,
To verbally attack them.

So many with minds to use,
Don't do it and refuse.

Numbed up or down to dumbness.
And proud to appear,
Among the thoughtless.
Self centered and mentally distant.
As if it has become an honor,
To be selected to pledge...
Allegiance to stupidity!

'Your comments made are tactless.
Rude and offensive.
Unpatriotic.
Un-American.
And so far to the left,
Too embarrassing for those of us...
Upholding to maintain,
Our Conservative ideals.'

Whew!
That's a relief.
Thank God you did not think of them,
As compliments.
Both of us,
Would have completely...
Misunderstood my intentions!


Scheme AXBXXXCX XXXXDXDE XX AXCXXXB CXXDXCXX XXEXCBX
Poetic Form Etheree  (28%)
Metre 010011 111101 110010 11011010 010111 11010 01011100 001011 1010110 0111111 1110101 111100 011010 11111 1101 1010011 1101111 111001 111111 01101 01010 110010010 111101110 1101011 01010100 1101110 10010 0010 10100 011101 101001111 010101 10010001 1 1001 11111111 1100 111 11010 0011010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 934
Words 165
Sentences 27
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 2, 7, 8, 7
Lines Amount 40
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 126
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted by lpahtillah on April 27, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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