Analysis of One by One the Sands are Flowing
Adelaide Anne Procter 1825 (Bedford Square) – 1864
One by one the sands are flowing,
One by one the moments fall:
Some are coming, some are going;
Do not strive to grasp them all.
One by one thy duties wait thee;
Let thy whole strength go to each;
Let no future dreams elate thee;
Learn thou first what these can teach.
One by one,-bright gifts of heaven,-
Joys are sent thee here below;
Take them readily when given;
Ready be to let them go.
One by one thy griefs shall meet thee;
Do not fear an armed band;
One will fade as others greet thee,-
Shadows passing through the land.
Every hour that fleets so slowly
Has its task to do our bear:
Luminous the crown and holy,
When each gem is set with care.
Hours are golden links, God's token
Reaching heaven; but one by one
Take them, lest the chain be broken
Ere the pilgrimage be done.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF CGCG CHCH EEEE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11101110 1110101 11101110 1111111 11111011 1111111 11101011 1111111 11111110 1111101 11100110 1011111 11111111 111111 11111011 110101 1001011110 11111101 10001010 1111111 101101110 10101111 11101110 1010011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 771 |
Words | 156 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 101 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 18, 2023
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