Analysis of A Little Tightening Around he Eye.

Robert loughran 1962 (Ireland)



You asked about my day.
You felts it unproductive.
Now this is what i felt,
but perhaps I'm being reductive.

I detect a certain disapproval,
a slight pushing to comply.
 A sudden stiff annoyance ,
a little tightening around the eye.

Do you like your say
on how i spend my day.
Or what i should be planning.
Do you know a better way.

Do you like the details ,
how much and when and who.
or make a list of things to do
or am i simply just frustrating.

I know i do the same in different arenas
thinking i know best.
I take the high moral ground ,
put others to the test.
I'm sure that on my face
 there's arrogance and all the rest.

So the lesson for myself,
or anyone who cares to listen.
Is that every star in the sky
has its own way to glisten.

That love is simply acceptance
To love each as they are.
Its not bloody easy
but that's how high love sets the bar.


Scheme ABXB XCDC AAEA XFFE XGXGXG XHCH DIXI
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 110111 111010 111111 1011101 1010100010 0110101 0101010 0101000101 11111 111111 1111110 1110101 111001 110101 11011111 11110110 1111010100010 10111 1101101 110101 111111 11000101 101011 11011110 111001001 1111110 11110010 111111 111010 11111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 871
Words 203
Sentences 17
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 4, 4
Lines Amount 30
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 25

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Relationships Freedom and Control.

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Written on March 06, 2024

Submitted by robertl.92681 on March 06, 2024

Modified by robertl.92681 on March 06, 2024

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