Patrie/Heimat (Native Land)
Cold chills run my spine,
My speech is stymied,
My thoughts of you invade my mind,
Ideals consume my time!
Looking upward, I watch your flag,
Units marching by,
Children behind us playing tag,
Their spirits never sag!
Emotions run so deeply
On patriotic occasions,
Regiments climbing steeply,
The aged following feebly!
What I felt as a child must be truly real,
My loyalty unquestioned,
I stand at attention on even keel,
The music stokes my zeal!
c. by Lena Smith Carter--Poetic Universalisms II, 2006.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXX AXAA BXBB CXCC X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 488 |
Words | 85 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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