Analysis of Where Did You Get That?
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Not too many will stop to ask someone,
"Where did you get that?"
Although they will pass think,
"What is worn to adorn...
Is nothing but crap.
Where did they leave their mind at?"
And what is worn bought to those sold,
Had to have been told to wear...
Is absolutely pure gold.
With it doing it displayed,
Very bold.
Both front and on their backs to show,
What in their hearts they value most.
Many will give up everything,
For shiny worthless things.
More to value in their hearts,
To show and this seen.
Many will give up everything,
For worthless things.
Just to impress and address pretensions,
Since this is what life lived to value...
Means more than anything.
Not too many will ask of others,
"How do you feel?"
Or...
Confess themselves to others to say,
"Let's sit and discuss the truth between us.
With a doing to know it real."
Yet...
Many are caught up,
With time to have and share...
Meaningless and worthless thoughts.
Leaving truth and its reality felt,
Left disgusting and to distrust.
But...
Not too many will stop anyone to ask,
"Where did you get that bravery...
To walk as if you know truth?
And where did you find that to be found?
Done with a doing you do?
Tell me,
Where did you get that?
Tell me,
Where did you get that?
Can you tell where did you get that?"
'Truth was in my heart to start!'
'Here in my heart to start?'
"And...
Without bling?"
"OR MEANINGLESS THINGS?"
'YES!
Truth to have in my heart to know,
Means more than anything.'
"Where did you get that,
Truth?
Where did you get that?"
'Finding truth to live it and know.
Finding truth to live it and know.
I found,
Truth to value and know!'
Scheme | xAbxxa cdcxcex FgxxFgxhF xixxxi xxdxxx xxjklhJAJAa m m xb g xeF AkA EEle |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (32%) Tetractys (30%) |
Metre | 111011111 11111 11111 111101 11011 1111111 01111111 1111111 101011 1110101 101 11011111 10111101 1011110 110101 1110011 11011 1011110 1101 110101010 111111110 11110 111011110 1111 1 010111011 1100101011 10101111 1 10111 111101 1000101 10101101 10100101 1 1110111011 11111100 1111111 011111111 1101011 11 11111 11 11111 11111111 1101111 101111 0 011 11001 1 11101111 11110 11111 1 11111 10111101 10111101 11 111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,653 |
Words | 381 |
Sentences | 44 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 7, 9, 6, 6, 11, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 3, 4 |
Lines Amount | 60 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Written on September 15, 2022
Submitted by lpahtillah on September 15, 2022
Modified on March 17, 2023
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