Analysis of Graveyard Wandering

Jeffrey Powell 1979 (Pittsburgh, PA)



Here, I walk, on that precious ground
of the bravest souls to be found
Of, they that bled on distant tours,
ones fortuned here after their wars

I'm encountering aging stones
one, –somewhere here– my father owns
No less deserving – left to lie,
anonymous to passers-by

I deftly step around each plot
with thoughts of how they each had fought
Sacrifices remembered well–
Lo! the stories these vets could tell

For all the valor given forth
I'm privileged to honor their worth
A solemn prayer to myself – said
I amble on –amongst the dead


Scheme AAXX BBCC XXDD XXEE
Poetic Form Quatrain  (25%)
Metre 11111101 10101111 11111101 1111011 10100101 1111101 11010111 01001101 11010111 11111111 1000101 10101111 11010101 11011011 0101111 11010101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 549
Words 101
Sentences 2
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 106
Words per stanza (avg) 24

About this poem

Reflections in a military cemetery

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Written on January 08, 2023

Submitted by JokerGem on January 08, 2023

Modified by JokerGem on February 21, 2023

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Jeffrey Powell

A bit of an introvert, Jeffrey enjoys arranging words and dabbling in poetic forms as an outlet for expressing his thoughts, feelings, and observations. He tends to play by his own rules and darts in and out of the civilized world, as avoiding the conventional gathering is more his style. Jeffrey lives with his fraternal twin whom he enjoys sharing a laugh with at the opportune time. more…

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