Analysis of Chaos and Order
David Whitfield 1966 (Sherman TX)
This world, this life a little chaos contains;
It storms around taking down names.
In the transition, between yin and yang,
The power lies for order to claim.
Night falls, I sleep ‘neath the safety of stock
Reserved for days of lacking;
Oblivious to the harbinger’s knock
That would soon send order packing.
But I sleep, breathe deep the glorious day;
Whether devils ‘neath the bed I can’t say.
Eyes drawn heavy start to push away
All whirling thoughts of trouble. I cannot stay
To entertain the monsters of doom
Who dance about inside the room;
When Voice of order speaks in my dream
And cheerful hush lays over the scream.
Scheme | XXXX ABAB CCCC DDEE |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 11110101001 11011011 0001001101 010111011 1111101011 0111110 0100101001 11111010 1111101001 1010101111 111011101 11011101101 10101011 11010101 111101011 010111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 635 |
Words | 123 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 124 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
About this poem
The first time listening to Jordan Peterson involved hearing him talk a lot about chaos and order. The yin and the yang and the fine little line in between. It is true, life is made of chaos and order. Too much of chaos and you have despair. To much of order and you have boredom. It is incumbent on each one to navigate that thin line.
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Written on August 28, 2020
Submitted by davidw.81707 on January 09, 2022
Modified on May 01, 2023
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