Analysis of Season’s of Loss
You’ll hear your loved ones voice one day
Echoing through the trees -
Then turn to look, but all you’ll find
Are autumn’s falling leaves.
You’ll swear you sense their presence near
One night in winter’s air -
Search high and low about the snow
But you won’t find them there.
You’ll see their smile reflected then
In springtime flower’s bloom -
The sweet aroma draws you in
But they too, leave too soon.
You’ll feel their strength once summer’s day
As waves crash on the shore-
Emotions seem to ebb and flow
Deep as the ocean floor.
As season’s come and season’s go
Remember this, my friend -
Your loved one will live in your heart
Until you meet again…
Scheme | AXXX XBCB DXXX AECE CXXD |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (40%) Etheree (35%) |
Metre | 11111111 100101 11111111 11101 11111101 110101 11010101 111111 11110101 01101 01010110 111111 11111101 111101 01011101 110101 11010101 010111 11111011 011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 682 |
Words | 129 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 101 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem while a friend was experiencing the loss of a loved one.
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Written on August 10, 1986
Submitted by lanhamleslie on January 26, 2023
Modified on April 25, 2023
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