Analysis of February 14th

Merdi Bakembo 2003 (Matadi)



It is the day of love
but I'm forbidden to be
with whom my heart beats for
I watch through the window as
tables are set, candles are lit
and red wine filled to the brim
the air smells of red rose
petals and scented candle wax
chocolates are shared between hearts
and happiness is the gift of the day
I listen silently as the
echo of laughs fill my ears
the sound penetrates through
my empty and hollow soul
but to all this
I only wish to
see a glimpse of you


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Poetic Form
Metre 110111 1110011 111111 1110101 10111011 0111101 011111 10010101 1011011 0100101101 11010010 1011111 01101 1100101 1111 11011 10111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 454
Words 93
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 17
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 364
Words per stanza (avg) 93
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Submitted by merdibakembo on February 26, 2021

Modified on March 09, 2023

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