Analysis of Boy crippled, but not at all stopped…at age six.



I remember him
Very clearly
The bum legs
And magical trike.
The smile ever
Showing in challenge.
The sidewalk he liked.

I would be on
My way to the
Court House.
Some case full of
Ennui and pain.
But there was that kid
So industrious.
For him each day
Held much of gain.

My glooms would
Be overturned quickly.
What right was there
For me to pine?
The boy was a tonic
So helpful.
A chalice of
Full bodied wine.


Scheme XAXBXXX XXXCDXXXD XAXEBXCE
Poetic Form
Metre 10101 1010 011 01001 0110 10010 0111 1111 1110 11 1111 01001 11111 10100 1111 1111 111 11010 1111 1111 011010 110 0101 1101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 414
Words 96
Sentences 11
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 7, 9, 8
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 13
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 106
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Written on May 28, 2023

Submitted by dougb.19255 on May 28, 2023

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Wayne Blair

Born in London. Graduated law 1976 Practised eleven years, Married Hilary 1974 Two kids Lauren 1980 And Jordan 1987. Business failed 1987. Moved not knowing whither. Happy hills of Waterloo Region. Mennonite Country. Thirty four years in Industry. No complaints. Poet, photographer, nature hiker. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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