Analysis of Bliss
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
Eternal delight
Nature’s beauty all around
Blissful peace within
In summer we find
Bliss in warm sun on our skin
Tranquil ocean waves,
Soft sand between our toes and
Laughter shared with cherished friends.
Bliss is a feeling unlike any other,
A state of pure and utter happiness,
Where worries and troubles fade away,
And all that’s left is peace and serenity.
It fills your heart and mind with joy,
And makes you wish that it could last forever.
In this fleeting moment, time stands still,
And you forget about the cares of the world.
You’re surrounded by a sense of tranquility,
And you feel as though you could exist in this state forever.
It’s a true sense of calm and happiness,
A feeling that’s hard to describe with words.
Bliss is the feeling of the sun on your face,
Or the wind in your hair on a summer day.
It’s laughter and love, and all things nice,
A feeling of contentment as you go on your way.
It makes you smile and fills you with joy,
And you wish that bliss could last forever.
When everything is perfect, when everything’s just right,
And you feel as though you’re living in a dream.
This is the feeling of pure and utter bliss,
Where life is beautiful and nothing’s as it seems.
It’s a moment that you wish would never end,
And you hope that you can hold on to it forever.
But bliss is fleeting and it comes and goes,
A transient feeling that’s hard to maintain.
It’s something that you have to let yourself feel,
And learn to appreciate when it comes again.
For though it’s here only for a moment in time,
Its memory can last forever in the mind.
Bliss is the purest form of happiness,
And it’s the feeling we all chase in life.
But it’s not something we can hold on to forever,
For it’s a fleeting moment that’s gone in the blink of an eye.
Yet even when it’s gone, its memory does survive,
And we can hold on to its essence for all time.
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Metre | 01001 1010101 10101 01011 10111101 10101 11011010 1011101 11010011010 0111010100 110010101 01111100100 11110111 01111111010 011010111 01010101101 101010110100 011111101011010 1011110100 0101110111 11010101111 10101110101 110010111 0101010111111 111101111 0111111010 11010111011 01111110001 11010110101 111100010111 10101111101 0111111111010 1111001101 0101011101 11011111011 01101011101 111110101001 110011010001 1101011100 0101011101 1111011111010 110101011001111 1101111100101 011111110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,909 |
Words | 396 |
Sentences | 19 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 44 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 182 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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