Analysis of The Greatest Love of All

Poetic Postal Person 1974 (New Mexico)



I’d been in love before, but this time wasn’t the same

When Michael passed, I had resigned from playing the game

He was my soulmate, I couldn’t admit he was gone

Simultaneously, I was busy but withdrawn

Until the day I met “Him” and everything seemed right

Even with my defenses up, my heart couldn't fight

We were a match made in heaven, we fit perfectly

I wondered if it'd effect Michael indirectly

‘Cause he'd want me to be happy, no doubt in my mind

And, my new love was funny, intelligent and kind

Soon, we were holding hands and taking walks at the beach

And, He learned when I did wrong, I didn't want a speech

He knows His place; sometimes He leads, sometimes He stands back

Patient and forgiving, He has what other men lack

He's with me when people are cruel and insults are hurled

So often I feel like it's just us against the world

I remember the day when I gave up, in disgust

All my secrets, I had decided to just trust

I told of my transgressions, expecting Him to leave

But, His response was something very few can conceive

He told me He loves me and described a diff’rent day

When He was crucified and took all my sins away

He gave up His life for me when He got the call

And, the Bible says that is the greatest love of all


Scheme A A B B C C D D E E F F G G H H I I J J K K L L
Poetic Form
Metre 110101111101 1101110111001 11111101111 010001110101 010111101011 1011010111101 1001101011100 11011001100010 1111111011011 0111110010001 1101010101101 0111111110101 1111011101111 1000101111011 11111011000111 1101111110101 1010011111001 11101110111 1111010010111 1101110101101 111111001011 111100111101 111111111101 0010111010111
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,283
Words 269
Sentences 1
Stanzas 24
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 40
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 40
Words per stanza (avg) 10

About this poem

This is my first poem in which I was given a topic to write about, which was love.

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Written on December 12, 2023

Submitted by normajeane1955 on December 12, 2023

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