Analysis of Daddy Bird Released
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
He sees me from a mid branch
His colouring keeps him safe
And I can hear his bright song
All over the place.
His young have left their nesting.
I saw them in lower bush
And finally Mommy Dearest
Gave them a push.
So now the liberty singing
He cares not, predators come.
Branches will hide, swift to the skies.
They are Home.
Catbird mimics others.
A final joke, you know.
But he will never see
His youngsters grown.
| Scheme | X X X X A B X B A X X X X X X X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111011 11111 0111111 11001 1111110 1110101 01001010 1101 11010010 1111001 10111101 111 11010 010111 111101 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 430 |
| Words | 102 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 16 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 20 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 5 |
About this poem
So many lessons with the birds. I used to hear catbirds often while having lunch outside my factory employment. Paid a trip once to a dear friend in the Carolinas. There I heard the Mockingbird. Wow.
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Written on January 18, 2023
Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 18, 2023
Modified by dougb.72572 on January 18, 2023
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