Analysis of The Roads She Traveled



Taking a trip down good ole’ memory lane
Is often difficult without remembering the bad.
For they are two sides of the same coin;
The Happy along with the Sad.

Jodie was the adored first grandchild
Spoiled and tremendously loved.
That avenue took her to win “Little Miss Brazoria County”
And she seemed showered with blessings from above.

Jodie met John at an early age
And began a new path in her life.
She left her parents and two sisters
For a new journey as a mother and wife.

There were the struggles of the early years,
But that fork in the road led to the Stables.
The hard work, sweat & sacrifice
Was worth it for living her fairy tale fable.

The joy when she rode her horses
Was so plain for the eye to see.
The wind blowing through her hair
On the trail that made her feel wild and free.

Her sister Tracie was born with difficulties
And watching her struggle affected us all.
So Jodie made it a personal journey
To help others - with the help of a horse stall.

Remembering the path that she took
Are the thoughts that now cross our mind.
But let the memories of her good blessings and deeds
Be the legacy that Jodie now leaves behind.


Scheme XAXA XXBX XCXC XXXX XBXB XDBD XEXE
Poetic Form Quatrain  (71%)
Metre 10011111001 11010001010001 111111011 01001101 10100111 1001001 1101011101110 01110110101 101111101 001011001 110100110 10110101001 1001010101 11100111010 011110 111110010110 01111010 11110111 0110101 1011101101 010101111000 01001001011 11011010010 11101011011 010001111 101111101 1101001011001 101001101101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,156
Words 238
Sentences 14
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 129
Words per stanza (avg) 31

About this poem

This was written for my older sister Jodie, who chose to leave us far too soon. Some choices cannot be undone...

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Submitted by fiveromans on December 11, 2023

Modified by fiveromans on December 11, 2023

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Kacey Roman

Kacey Biggs Roman is a native of South Texas and has been writing poetry from a very young age. She is a longtime Public Servant, with a love of reading, poetry, and singing. more…

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