Analysis of Happiness

Charles Fields II 1955 (Fort Bragg, NC)



Imagine a sailor

gone too long
from home,

family and loved ones…

returning to familiar sights,
sounds, smells and tastes…

memories
returning with the tides

Reminders of the simpler things
to appreciate

You think about
and makes you smile…

which cannot be replaced…

Of devoted souls, together
Cooking recipes with compassion,

the freshest, finest ingredients
crowned a loving garnish

Seasonings perfectly
balancing the spice of life

As musical expressions
of mellow magic

play in our minds and hearts
almost overwhelmed

by intense pleasure
being shared in our lives

with people who appreciate our kindness,
their being blessed with like minds

Showing love in familiar ways,
a touch, a rub, a hug and kiss,

tender moments
raised with loving care,

like waves of compassion
calling from their hearts to ours,

to climax in ways touching upon
our soul’s gift to one another

hidden secrets
to be blessed

for reasons
we exist…

With a transfusion
of a spark …

of eternal
bliss

Copyright ©2023 CEF2


Scheme A XX B XX XX XX XX X AC DX XE BX XX AX XX XF DX CX XA XX BX CX XF E
Poetic Form
Metre 010010 111 11 100011 01010101 1101 100 010101 010101001 1010 1101 0111 11011 10101010 101001010 010100100 101010 100100 1000111 1100010 11010 1010101 101 10110 1010101 11010101010 1101111 10100101 01010101 1010 11101 111010 10111110 11011001 101111010 1010 111 110 101 10010 101 1010 1 101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,063
Words 218
Sentences 1
Stanzas 24
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Lines Amount 44
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 34
Words per stanza (avg) 7
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Written on September 30, 2006

Submitted by Charles2 on September 15, 2023

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