Analysis of Blessed beyond Measure



I remember those days when I longed for a child.
I sometimes felt I was losing my mind.
I prayed and left it up to Him,
I knew I had it up to the brim.
Finally I got word you were on your way.
I couldn't wait on that glorious day.
Signs of your arrival time was approaching,
I definately needed some more coaching.
You took a little longer than we all expected.
I couldn't help it, I felt so disconnected.
When I didn't hear your first cry,
I felt I was surely going to die.
As they tried to save your little soul,
I felt my blood run cold.
Don't know how much time went by,
Then finally I heard my baby's cry.
God alone knows how grateful we are,
Not having you here would have left a big big scar.
So baby boy you are our little treasure,
Surely reminded we are blessed beyond measure.


Scheme ABCCDDEEFGHHIJHHKKLL
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 101011111101 1011111011 11011111 111111101 10011110111 1101111001 11101011010 11101110 1101010111010 11011111010 11101111 1111101011 111111101 111111 1111111 1100111101 101111011 110111110111 110111101010 100101110110
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 768
Words 157
Sentences 13
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 605
Words per stanza (avg) 157
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Submitted on August 15, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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