Analysis of the park bench

Daniel Wintermeyer 1952 (Minneapolis)



Twas in the fall when we first met
at that old park bench where we used to sit
now old, worn and broken with age
where we got acquainted and turned the page
We would solve the problems of the world
and share a joke or two
But now you've gone on to a better place
and left me feeling blue
Now when I walk through that old park
I see that old bench all broken and stark
with golden leaves swirling in the breeze
The autumn of our lives is here
that brought me prayerfully to my knees
twas life that was lived and shared
and slipped away so fast
was lucky to have a friend who cared
a lifetime friendship that lasted
but all good things must end
Now Im old and have my past
rich with laughter and tears
and lots of memories to last my golden years


Scheme ABCCDEFEGGHIHJKJLMKNO
Poetic Form
Metre 10011111 1111111111 11101011 1110100101 111010101 010111 1111110101 011101 11111111 1111111001 110110001 010110111 1111111 1111101 010111 110110111 0110110 111111 1110111 111001 011100111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 724
Words 151
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 21
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 592
Words per stanza (avg) 151
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Submitted by papapoet1952 on May 13, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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