Analysis of Quiet One. Park Bench.
She refuses eye contact
Much too shy and
wounded in the past.
A bench in the shade.
A magazine up and down.
Smiles so subtle
And frequent.
As two little boys
Turn a swing gym
Into noisy battlefield.
Complete with screams, falls
And rat tat tat.
Two sundress girls
Rehearse the latest
News having passed
Six year old ears.
A June Sun
Observes as well
And enlivens.
The woman’s
Countenance glows.
Mouth moving oddly.
Oh that’s it
She’s praying.
Probably for those kids.
Hands folded on her lap.
Young Widow.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101011 1110 10001 01001 010101 1110 010 11101 1011 011010 01111 0111 111 01010 1101 1111 011 0111 0010 01 1001 11010 111 110 100111 110101 110 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 516 |
Words | 108 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 15 |
Lines Amount | 27 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 199 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
About this poem
Reminds me of Hannah in First Samuel. Chapter one and verses 5-17.
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Written on June 12, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on June 12, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on June 12, 2023
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