Analysis of The Second Cup
Michael Westcombe 1953 (Durban)
How sweet this brew, unsugared, blended tea,
Infused with my love for you, and yours for me!
So blessed, from rich estates, and Darjeeling,
Expressing so much of us, our mutual feeling.
And as the pungent liquor slowly pours,
I reflect on this love of mine, and of yours.
Our children, like the issue from the spout
Are sometimes here, but much more often, out.
So much survived, and much more shared
Leaves both of us with nerve ends bared;
And this, the gentle ritual, brewing tea
Provides for me, an essential sheltering lea:
Because your welcome presence lifts me up,
I always pour for you, the second cup!
© Michael Westcombe 2012
Scheme | AABB XXCC DDAA EE X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111101 01111110111 111101010 01011111010010 0101010101 10111111011 10101010101 1011111101 11010111 11111111 01010100101 011110101001 0111010111 111110101 101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 640 |
Words | 128 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 99 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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My wife and I both have a passion for good tea. I wrote this for her.
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