Analysis of The Anniversary
It’s your anniversary, no celebration though
This kind has no music, laughter or glow
It is unbelievably, now year number four
They no longer differ, that much anymore
Numerous are the days, since you left
Cancer has indeed committed, the greatest theft
The loss of you, is tough to bear
In my mind still, your voice I hear
Some days the sadness, becomes a cloak
Emotions are raw and bottled up, they choke
Pain fills my heart, blocking the light
Choosing joy is a constant, tiresome, fight
The tears still flow, more often than not
This wound is deep, the sorest spot
Life’s colors seem, much paler somehow
Everything is so incredibly, different now
The hurt is so distinct, always new
My love for you, still deep and true
Life without you, is far from the best
Each day filled, with hours of unrest
God You took him, only You know why
Strengthen us, until we reunite on high.
Scheme | AA BB CC XX DD EE FF GG HH II JJ |
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Poetic Form | Couplet |
Metre | 11010010101 1111101011 11010011101 1110101101 100101111 101010100101 01111111 01111111 110100101 01011010111 11111001 10110101001 011111011 1111011 1101111 101101001001 01110111 11111101 101111101 111110101 111110111 1010110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 909 |
Words | 172 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 63 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
About this poem
Written in memory of my beloved nephew. Tristan Dillon on the fourth anniversary of his passing.
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Written on February 18, 2023
Submitted by nicole_w on February 18, 2023
Modified on March 30, 2023
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