Analysis of Madcap Limner Dares to stand behind a podium

Doug Blair 1951 (London)



He takes the podium
Or wanders the aisles.
Whatever.
The folks know
Tis not a lecture
Though Billy well read in
The Old Chestnuts.
Their, slant, sins
And splashing. He might
Start out
Describing a quiet afternoon
Retreat in the den.
Book in hand.
Only to catch hold of
A framed print to his left.
A barn and a glorious
Field of wheat alongside.
Feisty hawk soaring above
A messy Lad hiding behind
The tractor
Slingshot poised with
Murderous intent.
Now we’re off Gang.
Billy with bang.


Scheme ABCDCEFGHIJKLMNOPMQCRSTT
Poetic Form
Metre 110100 11001 10 011 11010 110110 0110 111 01011 11 01001001 01001 101 101111 011111 0100100 111011 1011001 01011001 010 111 10001 1011 1011
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 488
Words 97
Sentences 11
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 24
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 385
Words per stanza (avg) 87

About this poem

Giving some decent credit to Billy Collins, one time poet laureate American. Laureate? You mean like Tennyson, Coleridge or Masefield? Nah, maybe better but bent.

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Written on January 27, 2023

Submitted by dougb.21370 on January 27, 2023

Modified by dougb.21370 on January 27, 2023

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Doug Blair

Doug was once a lawyer. Frustrated. Went broke 1987. Turned to manufacturing. People talked straight. Worked hard. Listened when appropriate. Lead Hand Shipper and Workplace Safety. Married to Hilary 1974. Two kids Lauren and Jordan. Poet. Photographer. Hiker-photographer. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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