Analysis of March 4th



Here it comes again
This wave of grief to pull me under
A scream from deep within my bones
Raw and loud, eclipsing thunder.

As darker storm clouds gather
I can’t even speak your name
You’re stuck and burning in my throat
I swallow hard to hide the pain.

But then here you come again
A brilliant rainbow in a brand new sky
Your laughter floating on the wind
And soothing voice to calm my cries.

But on this day the Earth stands still
And it absolutely should
As we celebrate your birthday
While you lie reposed in wood..

Gathered as family here in prayer
We prematurely usher you home
For on this day your legacy
Forever will be marked in stone.

And tomorrow we’ll awake again
To greet yet another dawn
Because despite all our attempts
This world spins madly on.

And there you’ll be again
The glorious sunrise in a brand new sky
The melody in a morning dove’s song
The rhythm in our hearts
Even though you are gone.


Scheme ABXB BXXX ACXX XDXD XXXX AEXX ACXXE
Poetic Form
Metre 11101 111111110 01110111 10101010 1101110 1110111 11010011 11011101 1111101 010100111 11010101 01011111 11110111 010101 111011 111101 101100101 10101011 11111100 01011101 00110101 1110101 010111001 111101 011101 0100100111 0100001011 0100101 101111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 944
Words 192
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 104
Words per stanza (avg) 25

About this poem

For my dear friend after her sudden passing

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Written on February 25, 2023

Submitted by IndigoHeart on June 27, 2023

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Gina Madeya

I'm a hopeless romantic who attempts to write when inspiration strikes or life stirs my soul.. Born on the East Coast, now living in the PNW, I'm a Realtor by day and would-be poet by night. A reader, wine lover and foodie, I enjoy this space for creative outlet more…

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