Analysis of Daunted Day Musings

Alan S Jeeves 1951 (Lancashire)



In every life some rain must fall,
Though wherefrom heaven knows.
With passing years, the storm may call,
The tempest comes and goes.
The day could see a cloudburst hail
To soak you through and through
Yet silver raindrops deftly fail
To bathe away the blue.

As thunder quakes the path of life,
Like cannons in the sky.
And lightning, cutting like a knife,
An electric charge on high.
When icy drops sleet all about
And crisis canters near
Then windy blows that scream and shout
Bombard the soul with fear.

So now I'm old, though seldom sad,
I think of days long gone.
I smile about the good and bad
And savour everyone.
Although the darkened clouds may drift
And bluster out their rains
I still salute a special gift ~
The sunshine here remains.


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Poetic Form
Metre 010011111 11101 11010111 010101 0111011 111101 1101101 110101 11010111 110001 01010101 1010111 11011101 01011 11011101 010111 11111101 111111 11010101 0110 1010111 010111 11010101 01101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 724
Words 136
Sentences 9
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 197
Words per stanza (avg) 45

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Thoughts in later life from 2020

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Submitted by AlanSJeeves on July 05, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Alan S Jeeves

Alan S Jeeves is a Lancashire (England) born, Yorkshire based classical poet. more…

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