Analysis of My Train of Thought

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)



I lost my train of thought today.
I don't know where it went.
At first, my train was on its way
Expressing what I meant.

I thought I saw it hug the tracks
When going 'round the curve.
That's why I never could relax
From what I did observe!

When out of sight, the whistle blew;
I hope the engineer
Was merely testing what was new
Upon the train this year.

My thought apparently derailed;
Attention was not paid.
My daydreaming is why I failed.
So much for plans well laid!


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH
Poetic Form Traditional rhyme
Quatrain 
Metre 11111101 111111 11111111 010111 11111101 110101 11110101 111101 11110101 110101 11010111 010111 11010001 010111 1101111 111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 474
Words 104
Sentences 9
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 23

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Silliness Once More

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Written on October 03, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on October 03, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on October 03, 2023

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