Analysis of The Last Go Round

Gary Orchard 1956 (Southampton)



Don’t regret me
Don’t forget me
When I’m not around
Let’s make some memories
That will stand the test of time

Don’t be concerned
Don’t be alarmed
It’s just our energy
That turned our water into wine

Shooting stars
And wishing wells
Can’t hold a candle
To the miracle I found
When I found you

If I thought God would listen
I would say a prayer for
Another hundred years
Or maybe two
But in this life
You only get one go round
And I’m glad I got to go this round with you


Scheme AABXX XXAX XXXBC XXXCXBC
Poetic Form
Metre 1011 1011 11101 111100 1110111 1101 1101 1110100 111010011 101 0101 11010 1010011 1111 1111110 111011 010101 1101 1011 1101111 01111111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 490
Words 97
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 5, 7
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 92
Words per stanza (avg) 24

About this poem

A poem about making the most of your opportunities because you never know what's going to happen next.

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Written on August 09, 2023

Submitted by SligoFogg on August 09, 2023

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Gary Orchard

Playwright, novelist and absolute beginner when it comes to poetry. more…

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