Analysis of Christmas without you
Tonja Rina Ard 1971 (Huxley Texas)
Christmas time is here again
And I feel that I just won't fit in,
I have no cheer, or smiling face
Just making it through, by gods grace.
No holidays
Have been the same,
Since you've gone
Everythings changed.
I struggle with life
Day after day,
I try to be strong
But nothing goes my way.
I want to scream
At the top of my lungs,
God why my son
He was so young.
I wonder sometimes
What I've done,
For god to have taking
My sweet sweet son.
I know I shouldn't
Feel this way,
I know exactly
What you would say.
Those tears won't bring
Me back dear mom,
I know you miss me
But i have gone.
I know you wonder
Where's gods grace,
But just remember
To keep your faith.
I know it's hard
But if you do,
In the end
I'll be waiting for you.
So give a smile
Or shed a tear,
But never forget
I'm always near.
Scheme | XXAA XXBX XCXC XXDX XDED XCFC EXFB GAGX XHXH XXXX |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (43%) Quatrain (40%) Etheree (35%) |
Metre | 1011101 011111110 11111101 11011111 110 1101 111 101 11011 1101 11111 110111 1111 101111 1111 1111 11001 111 111110 1111 11110 111 11010 1111 1111 1111 11111 1111 11110 111 11010 1111 1111 1111 001 111011 1101 1101 11001 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 1,072 |
Words | 197 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 60 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
About this poem
Losing a child is every parents worst fear, it is something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. This is how I feel, and this is my way of not keeping it bottled up inside. I hope it can help other grieving parents.
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Written on December 25, 2020
Submitted by tonja_a on January 11, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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