Analysis of Beauty down the pipe



Prophet went out on a limb.
Promise extraordinary
In the midst of messes.
Yeah, messes Buster.
Beauty for ashes, he said.
Burnt refuse.
No food value.
No building value.
Grey, listless.
Only ground nourishment
And that takes ages.
Oil of Joy for mourning.
Yeah the olive can do both.
Refresh, restore.
Where once only dove-like
Mourning could arise.
Beauty slash Joy.
Quite a pair of promises.
Mr. Isaiah.
Sure knew how to pick ‘em.


Scheme ABCDEFGGHIJKLMNOPJQR
Poetic Form Etheree  (40%)
Tetractys  (30%)
Metre 1011101 100100 001110 11010 1011011 101 1110 11010 110 101100 01110 111110 1010111 0101 111011 10101 1011 1011100 1010 111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 434
Words 90
Sentences 18
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 335
Words per stanza (avg) 74

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Written on January 31, 2023

Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 31, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Douglas Blair

Blogging poems since 2008. Once a lawyer in general practice. Then 32 years as Shipper in a heavy metal fabricating plant. Retired 2022. Married and father of two. Poet. Hiker. Harmonica Busker. Gospel enthusiast. Photographer. http://shootdempix.blogspot.com/ more…

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