Analysis of Feathers and memories
Megaera McHarge 1988 (NC)
You always let me crush the milk jug
Put taps on my favorite pair of shoes
When you made chocolate chip cookie dough,
You let us sneak an extra spoon
I remember playing while you would work
You taught me how to aim a gun
Standing at the top of aunt Ida's barn
Jumping into your arms was so much fun
I followed in your footsteps, dad
Did you walk the right path for me?
Life's harder now that you are gone
I'm left with feathers and memories
My kids are growing up so fast
I wish they knew your smile
I wish Heaven had a phone
Just to talk a little while
Your bells hang through my home now
Your pictures on my wall
Your letters where I can see them
I still wish that I could call
Just to say I love you
Because I know you knew
But to say I love you again
Because I'm always thinking of you
Scheme | ABCDEFGFHIJKLMNMOPQPRRSR |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111011 1111100111 111101101 11111101 1010101111 11111101 101011111 1001111111 1100111 11101111 11011111 111100100 11110111 111111 1110101 1110101 1111111 110111 11011111 1111111 111111 011111 11111101 01111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 790 |
Words | 165 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 620 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 163 |
About this poem
My dad passed away 3 years ago and I have struggled with the loss. Writing has helped as it always has done through my trials
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Written on November 15, 2022
Submitted by megaeramcharge on November 15, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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