Analysis of Mother
John A. Burnett 1949 (Jersey City)
I went down by the creek today,
my mother went with me.
We watched the squirrels at play,
there were two up in a tree.
Over by a huge oak tree,
there were daisy's all around.
Beauty for the world to see,
singing birds, the only sounds.
Sitting on a bench with Mom,
we laughed the time away.
Gently blew the wind, so calm,
wildflowers were arrayed.
There were lilies in the field,
mom said, they looked divine.
So special, nature reveals,
majestic, colorful designs.
Mom so loved the sun,
it made her features glow.
It's sad when the time comes,
when my mother has to go.
You see, she lives in heaven,
but comes back to me some days.
To walk with me in the garden,
and leaves memories in her place.
Scheme | ABABBCBDEAEFGHIJKLMLKNKO |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11110101 110111 1101011 1011001 1010111 1010101 1010111 1010101 1010111 110101 1010111 1001 1010001 111101 1101001 01010001 11101 110101 111011 1110111 1111010 1111111 11110010 01100001 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 697 |
Words | 156 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 533 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 133 |
About this poem
Mother's Day in May sets the memories to flowing.
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Written on April 19, 2022
Submitted by mickyrodent42 on May 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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