Analysis of Poem for a stranger
Tammara Cappellano 1958 (Vancouver, Wa)
Poem for a Stranger
To the woman I spoke to for a moment in time
today...this is for you.
While I sat there in the pharmacy
Waiting for my name;
There was another woman
Who was doing just the same.
I found a row of empty seats
And I sat there on my phone
Until a woman walked past me
Crying and alone.
She walked right up to face the wall;
As the tears ran down her cheek.
Her face was filled with so much fear
Looking very scared and weak.
I moved my things to clear a chair
And asked if she’d sit down.
She took the seat right next to me
And her crying was profound.
I felt so sad and helpless
For this person I don’t know
I wish I could have eased her pain
For I’m a kindred soul.
As she sat there crying
What was there I could say?
I only knew one certain thing.
For her tonight I’d pray.
As we sat there silently
Her name was finally called
The pharmacist gave her medicine
To sleep as I recall.
As I was in the parking lot
I saw her yet again.
And she was still there sobbing
As if her life was going to end.
All my love goes out today
From someone I don’t know
And for a minute here today…
Please know you weren't alone…
Written By Tammara Cappellano
Scheme | XXX ABCB XDAD EFXF XXAX XGXX HIHI AXCE XXHX IGID C |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (25%) |
Metre | 101010 1010111101001 1111 111100100 10111 1101010 1110101 11011101 0111111 01010111 10001 11111101 1011101 01111111 1010101 11111101 011111 11011111 0010101 1111010 1110111 11111101 110101 111110 111111 11011101 100111 1111100 0111001 010010100 11111 11100101 110101 0111110 110111011 1111101 11111 01010101 1111001 10111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,184 |
Words | 238 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
This is a poem I wrote after my visit to the doctor. I was so emotionally affected that this poem just flowed out from my head and my heart onto paper.
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Written on September 23, 2017
Submitted by tcappellano1 on September 22, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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