Analysis of May I have the power
JOSEPH MICHAEL NOVO 1951 (NEW MEXICO)
May I have the power
As I sit here now
In the silver days
Of my wise years
I so do wish
Those future years from now
That I could see years beyond
For the days to come
That you are healthy and wise
Well mannered correctly
For the world
Waits before you
Unknown to you or me
For today and tomorrow
Is yet to be said
Chances and changes
Is yours to make
For the mole of your life
Is in your hands to break
May I have the power
To see you grow
To the most wonderful person
I know you will be.
| Scheme | A bxxxbxxxcxxcdxxexeAdxc |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111010 11111 00101 1111 1111 110111 1111101 10111 1111001 110010 101 1011 011111 101001 11111 10010 1111 101111 101111 111010 1111 10110010 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 493 |
| Words | 110 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 22 |
| Lines Amount | 23 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 192 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 53 |
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A wish to see into the future.
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