Analysis of When we get old



When we get old, we will love each other even more than when we first met,
And we will wear a pair of clothes that's a matching set,
While we hop on our wheelchairs or scooters for races,
We won't tie our shoes because we will have Velcro, not laces.

When we get old, we will take out our teeth just so we can kiss,
As we do everything together so each other we won't miss,
And our wrinkly hands will be locked together, every single day,
While we walk slow as turtles, when we get on our way.

When we get old, a hearing aid will help us to hear,
And huge glasses will help us see things that are not near,
For we might have memory loss, so from keeping us from turning back,
We will carry all of our things around our waist in a fanny pack.

When we get old, we will pretend our canes are swords as we play fight,
With so many laughs everything just seems to be happy and so right,
And when we are tired, we will fall asleep in our favorite rocking chairs,
Right after we make fun of each other's gray and white hairs.

When we get old, one thing will be our greatest glory,
Is telling those we love about our love for each other in a story,
But just remember this which to you, I have always told,
I will always and forever love you, even when we get old.


Scheme AABB CCDD XXEE FFGG HHII
Poetic Form
Metre 111111111010111111 0111011110101 1111101110110 1111010111110110 1111111110111111 111100101110111 01011111010100101 11111101111101 1111010111111 0110111111111 11111001111011101 1110111010110100101 11111101101111111 1110110111110011 01111011101010100101 11011111101011 11111111101010 1101110110111100010 1101011111111 111001011101111
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 1,262
Words 275
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 48
Words per line (avg) 13
Letters per stanza (avg) 194
Words per stanza (avg) 50

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One of my originals and personal top 5

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Written on September 26, 2013

Submitted by Lacey,J on March 06, 2025

1:23 min read
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Jonathan A. Lacey

 · 1987 · Texas

I'm a single father of 3. I've been writing since 2004 and have over 490 poems so far. I was adopted at 15 years old and from there love, I found mine in poetry. more…

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