Analysis of Winding Road

Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)



What is on your mind, my dear friend?
Is it a weight that’s hard to shake?
Perhaps it’s worry that you can’t escape,
Or a memory that haunts you without end.

In moment by moment, we all deal
With pressure that can’t be denied,
It fills our brains like a fluid tide,
And we struggle to stay balanced and real.

There are people who may confuse us,
Filled with deceit and selfish pride,
But we shall not let them cloud our mind,
And instead, choose to trust in what is true.

By controlling our emotions, we gain control,
And find peace in the quiet moments alone,
For often the answers are unsaid and unknown,
And we must let our intuition guide us to our goal.

As we drive down life’s winding road,
The world around us becomes a blur,
But when we find a space that’s clear,
Our minds can rest and our hearts can soar. 


Scheme AXXA BCCB XCXX DEED XXXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (40%)
Etheree  (25%)
Metre 11111111 11011111 0111011101 10100111011 010110111 11011101 1110110101 0110111001 111011011 11010101 1111111101 0011110111 1010100101101 01100101001 110010101001 011110010111101 11111101 010110101 11110111 10111010111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 833
Words 179
Sentences 8
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 126
Words per stanza (avg) 31
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Written on May 18, 2023

Submitted by JoeStrickland on May 18, 2023

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Joe Strickland

Writer from South Carolina. Recently signed first publishing contract and is waiting for release date of first collection of poetry. I've never written a poem while completely sober. You can follow me on Twitter/X @JoeStricklandAU more…

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