Analysis of Standing by.

Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)



I don't understand why I
can't hold you in my arms and sigh.
But I'm standing by your heart
The purest gold could never part.

You say we can't be lovers.
But I'll attract no others
Because my love is you.

Although its hard on you
To hear my image so true
I feel you are creation in me.
You're every emotion I see
when you are up or down and we
Treat each other like no other

You say we can't be lovers.
But I'll attract no others.
Because my love is you.

Once again you're love I find
You had me from the start I know
You're what I'm asking for,my sun
The cheering in my soul, my fun

You say we can't be lovers.
But I'll attract no others.
Because my love is you.

Oh diamonds in my eyes of coal
I know I am your hardest foal
But you've been with me through the years so darling love me through the fears.

You say we can't be lovers.
But I'll attract no others.
Because my love is you.
My love.
Because my love.
Sweetest love.
Because my love is you.


Scheme aabb CCD ddeeex CCD xxff CCD ggx CCDhhhD
Poetic Form
Metre 110111 11101101 1110111 01011101 1111110 1101110 011111 11111 1111011 111101001 110001011 11111101 11101110 1111110 1101110 011111 1011111 11110111 1111011 01001111 1111110 1101110 011111 11001111 11111101 1111110111011101 1111110 1101110 011111 11 0111 101 011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 918
Words 195
Sentences 19
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 6, 3, 4, 3, 3, 7
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 90
Words per stanza (avg) 24

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As you love me.

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Written on October 29, 2021

Submitted by heathert.34240 on October 29, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Heather Lydia Thornhill

Moods and mindsets poetry. Published. Book in progress: Don't talk rot. more…

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