Analysis of My Memoir

Lori A. Powell 1962 (Saint Mary’s PA)



My Memoir
Written by Lori A. Powell
10/07/2023

I saved 12 worms, 1 catapillar, and a spider from dying today
I go hiking and collect rocks then put them in my drive way

I ve seen Haley’s comet pass on by
The sun set into the oceans tide
I’ve seen a giant salamander only a few exist
A mother egret teach her young how to fish

I used to wear a Stenson hat and cowboy boots
When I was a bartender at the Red Dog Saloon
Had sex in the back of an old 62 Hearse
And when my life seemed to be at its worst
I Found Jesus on my way home in a grey hound bus.
He helped me more than anyone else

I grew up with Michael Jackson and the era of rock n roll
I’ve written two books a few songs and one commercial
This is what I’ve done with my life but I don’t have much to show.

I rode my bicycle with no hands then got a sports car so I can  drive fast
I  grew my hair long, down past my butt
Then got divorced and cut it all off.
Experienced natural child birth, once was enough

I have done a lot of art and crafts
I loved my kitties and my plants
Because they are the only ones who don’t talk back

Had hopes and dreams that didn’t come true
But I’ve made it this far which is further than most I knew.

I’m at the age where I can see
The life that was all about me
My mind remembers but my body is slow
I will take my memories with me when I go
It’s what I’ve done with my life but I don’t have much to show


Scheme XAX BB XXXX XXXXXX XAC XXXX XXX DD EECCC
Poetic Form
Metre 11 10110010 1 1111001011001 111000111110111 111110111 011010101 11010010100101 01000101111 11110101011 111010101101 110011111 0111111111 1110111100111 11111101 1111101000101111 1101101101010 111111111111111 1111001111101111111 111111111 110101111 0100100111101 111011101 1111011 011101011111 11011111 11111111101111 11011111 01111011 11010111011 111110011111 11111111111111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,433
Words 315
Sentences 6
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 3, 2, 4, 6, 3, 4, 3, 2, 5
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 119
Words per stanza (avg) 33

About this poem

When I made it over the hill I stopped for a moment. Then I turned around to look back at where I had been. It was there that I could see the path that I had walked on. I realized that along the way the little things meant the most to me. They were my memories.

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Written on October 07, 2023

Submitted by musclegirl on November 20, 2023

1:34 min read
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Lori A. Powell

I enjoy writing. I’ve written 2 children’s books. “Les Lobster” and “Stars are everywhere” I live in the forest where the river meets the ocean. Sometimes it’s easier for me to write than to talk to others. Ironically, I used to be a switchboard operator. I write because it seems right to write. Plus it keeps my mouth from getting into trouble. more…

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