Analysis of Forever and Always



Forever and Always
By Joyce Codd Ricker

Till death do us part, Forever and Always                
my true love my partner, for all of my days,                                      
You're the light of my life, my dream that came true...
There's no greater love that I’ve found...., I found in you.

Those words from that cowboy, swept that girl off her feet..                   
For there’s no one-not one... who made her heart skip a beat.
When she looked in his eyes, she saw the love that was pure,
And being wrapped in his arms she felt safe and secure.

His dreams became hers as their paths became one,
For the heart of that girl - the cowboy surely won.                 
She was encouraged, uplifted as he stood by her side,
As the cowboy would whisper these words to his bride:

Till death do us part, forever and always
my true love, my partner for all of my days.                    
You're the light of my life, my dream that came true,
There's no greater love that I’ve found….I found                 
It's been seven years, since he rode off in the sun;
For the Lord showed that cowboy his work here was done.
That girl was not ready But with God ever near
She whispered, "Hey cowboy" and these words in his ear:

Till death do us part, forever and always
My true love, my partner for all of my days.
You're the light of my life, my dream that came true,
There's no greater love that I’ve found
No greater love that I’ve found        


Scheme ax AABb ccdd eeff AABgeexx AABgg
Poetic Form
Metre 01001 11110 1111101001 11111011111 10111111111 111011111101 11111111101 1111111101101 1110111101111 0101011111001 11010111011 10111101101 11010100111101 10111011111 1111101001 11111011111 10111111111 1110111111 111011111001 10111111111 111110111101 11011011011 1111101001 11111011111 10111111111 11101111 1101111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,509
Words 283
Sentences 13
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 4, 4, 4, 8, 5
Lines Amount 27
Letters per line (avg) 37
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 166
Words per stanza (avg) 43

About this poem

I wrote this poem 7 years after my husband passed away. He swept me off my feet in 1985 and we were married for 25 years with 2 beautiful children and a wonderful granddaughter. In November of 2009, he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and passed away in November of 2010. This poem is our love story of our Forever and Always commitment to each other.

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Written on May 20, 2017

Submitted by jcodd1450 on July 09, 2023

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Joyce Codd Ricker

I grew up in the suburbs of Maryland and now live on a farmette in the country with my husband and daughters family. My husband and I enjoy retired life helping others and caring for our collection of animals! I write songs and my husband composes the music to bring my words to life. We know God brought us together to bring hope and joy to those around us! more…

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