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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Leslie Kay Lanham

Mother, Grandmother, and happily retired. Part time poet and lyricist. Studied at Troy University. Currently resides in Pensacola, Florida. more…

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