Analysis of A Brief Morning Shower in August

Jake Wills 1980 (Houston, TX)



Babies sleep softly to the rhythmic drumming of raindrops on rooftops,
Cradled safely in their mother’s arms,
While fathers rise quietly to sip hot coffee and depart before the sun.

Glistening cars move slowly along city streets,
Slick from recent rain and old motor oil,
As water flows steadily along the curbs,
And spills into the gutters like miniature waterfalls.

The city begins to awaken, as it always does,
Stirring slowly to life in the pre-dawn darkness.
Soon, it will be sweltering like a sauna,
As busy as a bustling Bangkok street market—
Alive, hectic, humming with activity.

But for now, it’s tranquil and serene,
The streets cleansed by the all-too-rare summer shower.


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Poetic Form
Metre 101101010101111 11001101 1101100111100010101 100111001101 1110101101 11011000101 0101010110010 0100110101111 101011001110 11111001010 1101010001110 01101010100 111110001 011101111010
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 692
Words 128
Sentences 5
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 5, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 39
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 137
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Written on August 30, 2023

Submitted by on November 12, 2023

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Jake Wills

Born in Houston, TX in 1980, Jake Wills spent several years traversing the globe as a soldier. His adventures abroad have now given way to a quieter life in Austin, TX, where he devotes himself to raising his two children. A lifelong practitioner of Meditation, Jake is a IMAA certified Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher, who focuses primarily on veterans suffering from PTS. more…

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