Analysis of Always Is Not Always Always
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
We sit and take comfort,
To routines that stay...
A way of life followed,
From one day to another.
Anticipating to await,
For those already scheduled holidays.
With excitement and joy.
As if them to come is a surprise!
Although each one,
Is planned before the doing comes done.
Yet...
Always is not always the always to be.
Creating confusion.
Introducing change.
And some left with disbelief.
That their plans made already scheduled,
Has been interfered...
With their normal way of life to live.
Many drugged and addicted,
To life lived on their ususal routines.
Become shocked, dismayed and horrified.
Unprepared for the 'always' to change.
To sit then wonder why.
Some will go to a calendar to verify,
Not only the day but also the year.
Then call family, friends and neighbors.
Just to be sure and make clear,
That they too had been affected...
By an event that has appeared.
'Hi.
Hello.
It's just me.
Last night I was watching TV.
And the weather man said nothing,
About rain to expect today.
Is it raining there too?
What do you mean,
Look across the street
What will that prove?
Oh...
That's right.
You do live across the street.
I apologize.
Forgive me.
I'm going through one of those,
Senior moments.
It's true.
Yes.
I understand.
No, I'm okay.
I won't be needing any company.
I had been planning to take a walk.
Maybe tomorrow will be a better day.
For all of us.
You take it easy too!
Bye.'
God?
Why didn't you warn me,
About this growing older aging business?
You left me with no date, time...
Or when to expect my unsuspecting mind,
To allow me to make that announcement.
And...
With a neighbor who tells me,
Aging done...
Takes a while to do it gracefully.
No one said a thing.
Not even a clue or hint.
About...
Being publicly embarrassed first!
Geeessshhh.
Well...
I'm only 75.
Yet...
Don't feel a day over 70!
Oh, well...thanks alot!
Don't get me wrong, Dear Father.
I'm still feeling blessed and grateful.
A little forgetful but blessed.
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Metre | 110110 10111 011110 1111010 0100101 110101010 101001 111111001 111 110101011 1 11110111 010010 0101 011101 111101010 1101 111011111 1010010 11111101 01101010 0110111 111101 11110100110 1100111001 111001010 1111011 11111010 11011101 1 01 111 11111011 00101110 01110101 111011 1111 10101 1111 1 11 1110101 1010 011 1101111 1010 11 1 101 111 1111010100 111101101 1001110101 1111 111101 1 1 110111 01110101010 1111111 1110110101 1011111010 0 1010111 101 101111100 11101 1100111 01 101000101 1 1 110 1 110110 1101 1111110 11101010 01001011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,961 |
Words | 433 |
Sentences | 65 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 18, 11, 10, 17, 6, 4, 4, 9 |
Lines Amount | 79 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 185 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Written on November 05, 2022
Submitted by lpahtillah on November 05, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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