Analysis of Why Should I Ever Return (Bussokusekika)

Edwin Tanguma 1966 (CA)



What Reason Do I Have To   Bussokusekika)

I do not know why
My Father told me to stop
Here near Acala
And not to go to Van Horn
As I thought I would tonight
Why should I ever return

Edwin Tanguma   Aka   Dagesh   2/28/2024


Scheme X XXXXXX X
Poetic Form
Metre 11011111 11111 1101111 111 0111111 1111101 1111001 10010101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 224
Words 46
Sentences 1
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 1, 6, 1
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 56
Words per stanza (avg) 17

About this poem

This place does not look too bad from a distance…And it looks like there is only a population of 25…And the name is even associated with Buddhism…Go figure…How’s that for the chaos principle???Who can say???

Font size:
 

Written on February 28, 2024

Submitted by EdwinRayTanguma on February 28, 2024

13 sec read
3

Discuss this Edwin Tanguma poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Why Should I Ever Return (Bussokusekika)" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 20 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/181607/why-should-i-ever-return---%28bussokusekika%29>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    May 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    11
    days
    19
    hours
    42
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Who wrote four original poems for the movie 'Paterson'?
    A Anne Bradstreet
    B Ron Padgett
    C John Berryman
    D Matthew Arnold