Analysis of A Bard's Song



Once upon a time,
We talked, amongst moonlit stars
And didn't even realize
When words became poetry
When the sky became a paradise
And our love became a bard song

Once upon a time,
We travelled, to places
And within hearts
To untouched glass walls
Of carefree anonymous faces

But now that I knew you
In glory of love and memories
Until you became one
To live amongst the stars
Perhaps, they loved you too much
To want you as a star too

And yet here I ask
Is this how you die?
When words become dry
When a poet's song
Leaves the spring
For barren desert sands

And yet I sing,
Until my throat runs parched
Cracked lips, broken hearts
Until I burn my bard's flute in ashes
And rise like a Phoenix
Because to die, I need to be reborn again
To let you go, even though I still love you the same
To sing to the moon, & for the world
I learn to live again


Scheme Abxxxc Adexd fxxbxf xggchx hxedxixxi
Poetic Form
Metre 10101 110111 0101010 1101100 10101010 010101011 10101 110110 0011 10111 11010010 111111 010110100 011011 110101 0111111 1111011 01111 11111 11011 10101 101 110101 0111 011111 11101 0111111010 011010 011111111101 1111101111101 11101101 111101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 862
Words 188
Sentences 2
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 6, 5, 6, 6, 9
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 133
Words per stanza (avg) 34

About this poem

The poem is an ode to a memory and deals with healing and growth. It internalizes the concept of how it isn't the situation which shapes you, but how you deal with it that defines you. The protagonist here loses someone very close and dear yet learns to live again. To bring little more happiness and music in this world, and make it harmonious and a brighter place than he found it. Thanks for reading Hope you would enjoy it

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Written on December 22, 2022

Submitted by quantum101a on December 22, 2022

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Ananya Pandey

Hi This is a second year medical student at AIIMS K, India who loves to read, dance and paint. Juggling with med textbooks and poetry, I hope to find a closet someday that opens to Narnia Until then, I aim to inspire and heal people and would strive hard to do so. Thank you more…

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