Analysis of My Wife



My Wife
Copyright February 2018 Noel Singletary

My wife, my beautiful wife,
you lit up my heart and put love in my life.
Though we never had a child of our own,
We each had one, and both are now grown.

I loved the way you held my hand,
while we listened to the country band.
I said I'll love you all the days of my life,
and never forget that you are my wife.

Dreaming of you till the morning light,
Then your kisses assure me, we'll be alright.
The love that I feel for you will always be,
it's the one thing that makes my heart sing.

I look forward to us growing old,
but I feel that you must be told.
I want you to know every now and again,
that life without you would be dreary and cold.

You are all I have ever wanted,
when I am with you I am undaunted.
Love is crazy with it's twists and turns,
But it is for you only, that my heart yearns.

The kids are grown and have moved away,
we now live our lives, day by day.
When we grow old and my time is near,
we can talk about the memories we held dear.

When I am called home by great God above,
Just know I am watching and sending my love.
And when your time comes, don't be afraid,
I will be waiting, and your debts have been paid.


Scheme AB AACC DDAA EEBX FFXF XXGG HHII JJKK
Poetic Form Tetractys  (23%)
Metre 11 10100011000 1111001 11111011011 11101011101 111101111 11011111 111010101 11111101111 0100111111 101110101 1110011111 0111111111 101111111 111011101 11111111 111111001001 11011111001 111111010 1111111010 111011101 11111101111 011101101 111101111 111101111 111010100111 1111111101 11111001011 011111101 11110011111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,191
Words 279
Sentences 14
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 30
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 113
Words per stanza (avg) 31

About this poem

This poem is about love and a lasting relationship. Something we could all use at this time.

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Written on February 01, 2018

Submitted by noelsingletary7342 on January 10, 2023

Modified on March 26, 2023

1:25 min read
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Noel Singletary Jr.

I was born in Corpus Christi, Texas in August 1957. My Parents moved the family to Houston, Texas about 1960. I have lived here almost all of my life. I have a son by my first marriage and none by the second wife. I write my thoughts down all the time and will pass on a small book of my poetry and musings to my son. more…

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