Analysis of Letter



Idle letter,
Lost in the recesses
Of a crowded desk.

The ink, once vibrant,
Now faded, sun-bleached,
A ghost of forgotten thoughts.

Words linger on brittle paper,
A whisper on the edge of memory,
A melody lost in time’s symphony.

Unanswered questions inhabit
The hollow spaces between lines,
Echoes of what once was.

Does the recipient rest in knowing,
Or are they caught in a dance of wonder,
Trapped in the anticipation of reply?

Who holds the power in this silence?
The sender, with their bated breath,
Or the recipient, with their unread words?

Idle letter,
Undelivered,
But not unheard.


Scheme Axx xxx abb xxx xax xxx Acc
Poetic Form
Metre 1010 100100 10101 01110 11011 0110101 11011010 0101011100 0100101100 1010010 01010011 101111 1001001010 1111001110 1000010101 110100110 01011101 10010011011 1010 010 1101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 600
Words 124
Sentences 8
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 67
Words per stanza (avg) 14
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Written on July 14, 2023

Submitted by JoeStrickland on July 14, 2023

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Joe Strickland

I'm just a regular, blue collar, working stiff who took an interest in writing poetry many years ago but until recently I haven't had a desire to share any with anyone or pursue publication. I'm an unpublished fork lift operator by night, and a day drinker by choice. I can be followed on Twitter @JoeStricklandSC more…

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