Analysis of Levels Up From Depths Below
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Not always is the doing advisable.
To fall in love with someone just met.
Then within weeks,
Before a month has come to pass.
Begin to decide a family.
Is the glue to cement,
A happiness that stays that way...
Between two happily in love,
Kept to keep that sparkle bright...
Remains in their eyes both day and night!
Yet unexpectedly,
Debts to dig...
With credit to get easy to do.
Starts to remove,
The joy of marriage...
Impulsively to jump into.
One day a door us heard to slam.
Followed by a word,
To disbelieve it begins with 'S'.
The next time to hear it,
A bull has been added.
Then 'enough' is attached,
With an 'of this' heard to hear...
Clear as a ringing bell.
Across the street.
And throughout a quiet neighborhood!
'Honey?
When you left early this morning.
Before the Sun began to rise.
Was it you slamming the door?
To awaken me and the kids,
Screaming words I did not recognize?
What happened was that you?'
'Sweetheart.
My dearest love.
To promise I would stay,
Through sickness and health.
Until death do us part.'
'Oh, honey...
I knew that could have not been you.
Was it?!'
'My dearest treasure.
The mother of our adorable,
And much loved children.
How many times will it take,
For the both of us to tell our children.
Not to leave their toys,
Everywhere and all over this place.
Especially in the living room.
When no one can see anything,
That may cause someone to fall.
To then break their neck?
Or...
Fall through the living room window!'
'Thank God that didn't happen.
Something told me I was just dreaming.
How was your day today?
And is that a toy you have in your hands?
Where did you get it?
These kids have enough toys as it is!'
'Yes, my love?'
'When you convinced me,
It was time to start a family?'
'Yes.
And believe it or not,
I am still thrilled about that decision we made.
How about you?'
'Is it too late to change my my mind?'
'LOL...
Will you stop joking like that.
So glad I am you have kept your humor.
Some days these kids...
Act as if stressing me out is their mission.'
'Sweetheart?
Is it impossible to believe,
They may not be acting!'
'Our children?
Heavens no.
They are very disciplined and respectful.
Whoever comes to visit us,
Leave saying the same thing!'
'And where are they now?'
'Playing on the drums.
And other instruments.
We bought them for Christmas.'
'I don't hear a sound coming up,
Out from the basement.'
'I know.
I told them to do it quietly!'
'YOU KIDS GET YOUR BUTTS IN HERE.
NOW!'
WHEREVER YOU ARE!'
'Honey?
They are just children.
Don't leave them traumatized
'Traumatized?
That's the furthest thing on my mind.
This time!'
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110100100 11011111 1011 01011111 01110100 101101 01001111 01110001 1111101 010111101 10100 111 110111011 1101 01110 01001101 11011111 10101 100110111 011111 011110 101101 1111111 110101 0101 00101010 10 11110110 01010111 1111001 10101001 10111110 110111 1 1101 110111 11001 011111 110 11111111 11 11010 0101100100 01110 1101111 10111111010 11111 10011011 01000101 1111110 111111 11111 1 11010110 1111010 101111110 111101 0110111011 11111 111011111 111 11011 111110100 1 001111 111101101011 1011 111111111 1 1111011 1111111110 1111 11110111110 1 110100101 111110 1010 101 11101000010 01011101 110011 01111 10101 010100 111110 11101101 11010 11 111111100 1111101 1 01011 10 11110 11110 10 10101111 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 2,620 |
Words | 598 |
Sentences | 80 |
Stanzas | 22 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 6, 10, 7, 5, 3, 13, 6, 1, 2, 4, 1, 5, 3, 5, 1, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 98 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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