Analysis of A Bluebird's Song
In a bluebird's nest lies a tiny egg
Belonging to a wren, small and fragile
It seems out of place, amidst blue feathers
But a twist of fate, and it now resides
In a nest not its own, a foreign home
Where it will hatch, and a new story unfolds
The wren chick emerges, out of its shell it unfolds
In a home unfamiliar to the egg
A bluebird's nest, not where it was meant to call home
Yet it will survive, this tiny fragile
Creature, and grow strong, amidst blue feathers
Learning to sing, a bluebird's melody it chirps
At first it's a jarring sound, a bluebird's song from a wren's throat
But soon it becomes familiar, a unique tune that unfolds
A blend of two species, harmonizing their feathers
As the wren feeds from a nest that's not its own, but the egg
Has hatched a small bird, that's far from fragile
Learning to call this new place home
A symbol of hope, this wren in a bluebird's home
A reminder that beauty can come from a strange throat
And that even the fragile can be strong and bold
When unforeseen circumstances cause the story of life to unfold
In a way that is different from the original plan, the egg
That hatches into a wren that grows up singing amidst blue feathers
Perhaps it is fate, that causes the blending of the feathers
Creating a new sound, in a different kind of home
For a wren that once hatched from a bluebird's nest
Now singing its heart out, in a foreign throat
A sign that sometimes the best story events unfold
In ways that may seem fragile, but lead to lessons that are bold
And so we witness, this wren that lives in a bluebird's home
Singing a song that's unique, that springs from a strange throat
A testament to the power of fate, and a fragile egg that unfolds.
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Metre | 001110101 0101011010 1111101110 1011101101 0011110101 11110011001 0110101111101 001010101 01111111111 1110111010 1001101110 10110110011 11101010111011 111010100011101 011110100110 10111011111101 1101111110 10111111 01011110011 0010110111011 011001011101 101100101011101 00111100100100101 11001011111001110 011111100101010 01001100100111 1011111011 11011100101 0110101100101 011111011110111 0111011110011 1001101111011 010010101100101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,711 |
Words | 329 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 3 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 41 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 224 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
About this poem
Someone told me an old saying "If you put an wren's egg in a bluebird's best it'll grow up to sing a bluebird's song, and that inspired this poem
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