Analysis of Bird And Subtle Light

Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)



I woke up today to a world abuzz
The city streets were alive with a rush
Cars honking in their daily tussle
Pedestrians shouting, a noisy bustle

I walked to work with a heavy mind
Thinking of deadlines and stress combined
But then I saw a bird in flight
And felt my worries take a subtle light

The sky was vast and blue as can be
A painting, a masterpiece, a sight to see
I stood and watched as the bird flew away
Thinking of how much beauty exists today

Despite the noise, the rush, the stress
There's beauty in the world, I confess
As long as we stop and take a look
There's peace to find, a calming hook

We should never forget to breathe
To take a moment, to simply be
In this world that's always moving fast
There's beauty all around, it's sure to last.


Scheme XXAA BBCC DDEE FFGG XDHH
Poetic Form Quatrain  (60%)
Etheree  (35%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1110110101 0101001101 110011010 01001001010 111110101 10110101 11110101 0111010101 011101111 0100100111 1101101101 10111100101 01010101 110001101 111110101 11110101 11100111 110101101 01111101 1101011111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 762
Words 152
Sentences 2
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 119
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Submitted by JoeStrickland on May 15, 2023

Modified by JoeStrickland on June 07, 2023

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Joe Strickland

I'm just a regular, blue collar, working stiff who took an interest in writing poetry many years ago but until recently I haven't had a desire to share any with anyone or pursue publication. I'm an unpublished fork lift operator by night, and a day drinker by choice. I can be followed on Twitter @JoeStricklandSC more…

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