Analysis of Park Episode
The child kicked at leaves.
Mother was with others
On a bench.
PD day, away from school.
And time to re-connect.
Mom absented the Job.
Dad had died two years back.
Aneurism’s cruelest theft.
And Boy missed the
Man in his life.
Missed the catch, kites and fishing.
Shy withdrawn, put upon.
You could see it
Even now.
Three punks muttering
In their huddle.
Punch his nose.
Steal his jacket.
Bounce their ball
Off his head.
Instead he looked up.
Smiled and walked over.
Strange?
But Dad had often
Told him, Face bullies dead on.
They will buckle.
I admired his spunk.
Walked over to a point
Four feet behind him.
Folded my arms. Observed.
Steel faced.
The three faded away.
Mom looked up.
Waved to him.
Missed the whole episode.
Next time, I might
Introduce myself.
Give him a little
Toughening friendship.
Never had one of my own.
Never married.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01111 101110 101 110111 011101 1101 111111 1101 0110 1011 1011010 101101 1111 101 11100 0110 111 1110 111 111 01111 10110 1 11110 1111011 1110 101011 110101 11011 101101 11 011001 111 111 10110 1111 011 11010 10010 1011111 1010 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 849 |
Words | 186 |
Sentences | 33 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 14, 6, 9 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 163 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Written on May 04, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on May 04, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on May 04, 2023
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