Analysis of The Bluebird of Happiness
Aimee Marie Levron 1971 (Houma, L.)
The Bluebird of Happiness
This is the 'Bluebird of Happiness”, For joy and happiness around it flows.
And the pleasures it'll bring you, No one will ever know.
So, here's a poem that will help you understand, About this blue, little bird.
Just listen now carefully to each and every word:
Once upon a time this bird was very sad, And joy and happiness is all he ever seek.
But no matter how hard he prayed, His days toiled on gray and bleak.
He knew something was missing, something in his life was lost.
He felt so empty inside, But for happiness he'd pay any cost.
So, one day he flew upon a mountain, and to his astonishing eyes appeared.
A wizard dressed in a silken gown, Holding a crystal ball so clear.
He flew on the side of the wizard, And asked about the crystal ball's meaning.
The wizard said, "It's the answer, To any question of a living being."
So, without a doubt the bird asked, if he could ask it a question?
"Yes," quickly came the reply, "Need help with a suggestion?"
"Oh, no thanks" said the little bird, "There's only one question I'd have to ask,"
"How come finding happiness is such a trying task?"
Moments later appeared in a crystal ball's sight, A beautiful rainbow, on the other side a shimmering light.
For as the saying goes, And everyone is told.
At the end of a rainbow is a pot of gold, But no one knows what lingers on the other side.
Something warm, something bright, Something dark could never hide.
For a candle of happiness and friendship, Burns forever in one's life.
And as long as it burns, You'll have comfort and no sorrow or strife.
So, do you understand that for you there is a light that burns happiness forever?
Nothing can blow it out, not even the worst kinds of weather.
Just anytime you are feeling down with life's troubles and pain,
Just light the 'Bluebird of Happiness' and all happiness will remain.
Aimee Marie Levron
Written February15, 1989
Scheme | X X A B B C C X X X X D D E E F F X X G G H H I I J J AX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 011100 110111001101000111 00101011111101 110101111010111101 11011001101001 10101111101010100111101 111011111111101 11101101001111 11110011110011101 11111010100110100101 01010010110010111 1110110100101010110 0101101011010101010 1010101111111010 11010011110010 111101011101101111 1110100110101 101001001011010011010101001 11010101011 10110110111111111010101 1011011011101 101011000101010011 0111111110011011 11101111110111100010 101111110011110 11011101111001 1101110001100101 11011 10100 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 1,946 |
Words | 403 |
Sentences | 24 |
Stanzas | 28 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 51 |
Words per line (avg) | 12 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 52 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
About this poem
An imaginary story about a bluebird that seeks happiness. I gave a birthday gift that was a crystal bluebird that had a candle holder on the side to slide a candle in. Just light the candle when you are sad.
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