Analysis of Secrets only us and the wind will know



Lilies are what she smells of
Her hair is brown-gold
Her smile is full of love
Her hand is my favorite hand to hold
She is beautiful

A breeze flows through our hair as we laugh loudly
We feel the afternoon dew on our toes
The flowers surrounding us dance proudly
As we whisper secrets only us and the wind will know

The air is now colder
 The leaves turn brown
Staying close as we grow older
I wish to never see her frown,

White snow falls gently upon the dancing flowers
We had still grew old together
I could stay with her for hours
Even through the coldest weather

The rain comes more commonly
Through the years we’ve remained close
She speaks to me solemnly
Her smile is what I love the most

Once again we feel the afternoon dew
We feel the soft wind blow
Feeling a memory we once knew
Whispering secrets only us and the wind will know.


Scheme ABABX CXCD EFEF GEGE CXCX HDHD
Poetic Form
Metre 1011111 01111 011111 0111100111 11100 011110111110 1100111101 0100101110 11101010100111 011110 0111 10111110 11110101 111100101010 11111010 11110110 10101010 0111100 1011011 1111100 01111101 101110011 110111 100100111 1001010100111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 855
Words 176
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 112
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted by howardcl on April 12, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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