Analysis of A Father, Graduated
He had passed
And grieving impulses
Worked to batter.
On waking, thoughts
Would blurt out
He is gone.
Someone had removed
The trusty Back-stop.
No other death of
Any other relative
Had hit as hard.
I doubted my
Judgment and balance.
I remembered in music
Wardrobe, mornings
On a Northern boat dock.
Golf links in passing.
A fishing trip
Where late afternoon
And silent drifting
Turned a huge rock face
Into bronze glory
From the skies.
We two could only
Marvel, together.
What had been
Ripped out.
Causing huge self-doubt?
Troubling over things
Not said; not done
By a disarmed Son?
But at his funeral
Pipes were played
And hopes
Portrayed.
And Grace. Amazing.
Unstoppable.
Scheme | XXAXBXXX XXXXXXCXD XXDXEXEA XBBCFF GHXHDG |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111 010100 1110 1101 111 111 1101 01011 11011 1010100 1111 1101 10010 1010010 110 101011 11010 0101 1101 01010 10111 01110 101 11110 10010 111 11 10111 100101 1111 10011 111100 101 01 01 01010 0100 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 679 |
Words | 135 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 9, 8, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 107 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
Font size:
Written on June 08, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on June 08, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on June 08, 2023
- 40 sec read
- 9 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"A Father, Graduated" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/160866/a-father%2C-graduated>.
Discuss this Wayne Blair poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In