Analysis of Nostalgia (In the tone of a confession)
I faintly remember,
the soft, tender arms
the sweet, melodious voice
and the warm, cozy folds
of my mother's lap,
Those arms and lap, I frequently failed on.
I remember,
the able, striking arms
the harsh, guiding voice
and the wise, tender look
of my mentor's face
The arms and voice, I frequently failed on.
I clearly remember,
the warm, hugging arms
the lovey, kissing voice
and the gripping angel love
of my friend's heart
The arms and love, I frequently failed on.
Time passes... in phases
Now I am alone,
living my life, rather respectfully but in disdain
no tender arms
no guiding voice
no angel love
just me, my room and, my life
Serene, but lonely.
And today
I still live by the sweet thoughts of yesteryears,
facing the fallacies of today,
wishing to go to a tomorrow
where all of you reside, beside and still smile at me.
Scheme | ABCXX D ABCXX D ABCEX D X XXBCEXF GBGXF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110010 01101 0101001 001101 11101 1101110011 1010 010101 01101 001101 1111 0101110011 110010 01101 01101 0010101 1111 0101110011 110010 11101 10111001001001 1101 1101 1101 1111011 01110 001 111101111 100100101 10111001 1111010101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 804 |
Words | 151 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 1, 5, 1, 5, 1, 1, 7, 5 |
Lines Amount | 31 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 72 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Written on January 01, 1991
Submitted by vparak on July 06, 2021
Modified on March 26, 2023
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