Analysis of Old Bull

Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)



When a young buck
Goes after a dame
It's expected, it's tame.
But when an old goat
Tries to get on a young goats' boat
It takes guts, it takes nerve
You gotta have the balls to serve.
And when a wise old fox
Goes after a hot young blonde
Oh, the gods must be fond
Cause it's pure damn craziness.
They walk by with a strut
Hips like a rut
Teasing old dudes like us
Just to watch us cuss
Cause we ain't getting none.
But let me tell you son,
You couldn't handle her grace
She's for a real man's embrace.
I'm the old bull, the king
And you're just a little thing.
You might have your quick thrills
But I've got the real deal skills. 


Scheme ABBCCDDEFFGHHGGIIJJKKLL
Poetic Form
Metre 1011 11001 101011 11111 11110111 111111 11010111 010111 1100111 101111 1111100 111101 1101 101111 11111 111101 111111 1101001 1101101 101101 0110101 111111 1110111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 631
Words 136
Sentences 8
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 23
Lines Amount 23
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 479
Words per stanza (avg) 128
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Written on May 16, 2023

Submitted by JoeStrickland on May 16, 2023

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Joe Strickland

Writer from South Carolina. Recently signed first publishing contract and is waiting for release date of first collection of poetry. I've never written a poem while completely sober. You can follow me on Twitter/X @JoeStricklandAU more…

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