Analysis of High Horse
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
It was upon my too high of a horse I rode.
When I fell into a big fat thatch,
Of stewed prunes.
And I knew,
There had to have been...
Someone observing closely,
My overdone and pretentious attitude.
For too long to assume,
I was in need to eliminate and cleanse...
Whatever kept my nose and butt,
As if stuck in the air carrying a load.
Seeking a quick and inexpensive release,
That would relieve my derriere.
From being plugged up on appetizing,
On self importance and impressions made.
To have others believe me to be that way.
Yet...
Incapable to admit,
An urgency to rid...
All the toxic reactive crap,
Stirring up inside of me.
Although fearing to let go,
Of a personae I created.
Just to have others perceive,
I was full of B.S.
But someone knew,
A brewing up stewed prunes...
Would do the trick to get me off,
My too high of a horse.
On it for the unnecessary purpose,
To please what I thought...
Had been an acceptable performance.
'Whew!
I wish I had this remedy a long time ago.'
'And if you did,
Would you feel better about yourself,
Riding higher on a pony?
Adapting to a quick cleanse,
May change one's appearance.
However...
It is one's attitude and view of life,
That should always stay grounded!'
'Uh...
Gee.
I don't have anything to say.'
'It's the pits!'
'Pitless prunes does the trick.
Folks who feel their lives to live,
Are in the pits?
Are usually the nose raisers.
Self deceiving and pretentious.'
'And...
That's where all the B.S. is kept.
Stuck and plugged up deep.
Needing from those high places,
To be eliminated for what it is.'
'Uh...
Are you talking about dieting?'
'Well...
What change to make it...isn't?
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (27%) Etheree (22%) |
Metre | 110111110111 111010111 111 011 11111 101010 1101001010 111101 1101101001 1011101 11100110001 1001001001 110111 110111100 1101000101 11100111111 1 0100101 110011 10100101 1010111 110111 100101010 1111001 11111 111 010111 11011111 111101 1110010010 11111 1110100010 1 1111110001101 0111 111100101 1010101 0101011 111010 10 111100111 111110 1 1 1111011 101 11101 1111111 1001 110000110 10100010 0 1110111 10111 1011110 1101001111 1 111001100 1 11111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,597 |
Words | 311 |
Sentences | 46 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 32, 2, 8, 3, 1, 5, 5, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 60 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 137 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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