Analysis of Memories
While it's true, we all have memories, have you ever wondered why‐
Some memories are like a breeze, but some others just won't die‐
There's memories of good times, and some that weren't so good ‐
Memories of the times we've fell, and off the times we've stood ‐
Some memories can make our heart race ‐ with the freedom of the sky ‐
Some can make us laugh ‐ while others make us cry ‐
And it seems we can't pick and choose the ones we want to keep ‐
They're tucked away inside our mind where memories run deep‐
And we all have special memories, ones that we hold dear ‐
Of a special person, place, or event ‐ that made us laugh or eased our fear‐
And I have a special memory of a person that I knew ‐
Who loved me unconditionally and cared about the things I'd do ‐
This special person was my mother, and though her body's gone ‐
Her spirits with me always ‐ like the words of a lingering song ‐
And like a song, she'll live forever‐ locked away in my memory –
Her smiling face, her easy grace ‐ and her spirit that's now set free‐
And like a song that has an ending ‐ but we sing again and again ‐
Or a story that we read and re‐read ‐ even tho we know the end ‐
Her memory is no less beautiful ‐ even `tho now she is gone ‐
She's now listening and waiting ‐ with the angels, in her eternal home ‐
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111001110101 110011011110111 11001110111011 10010111010111 11001110111010101 11111110111 01111101011111 110101101110011 01111010011111 1010101101111111101 0110101001010111 1110100001010111 110101110010101 010111101101001 01011101010101100 0101010100101111 01011111011101001 10101110111011101 01001111001011111 111000101010000101 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 1,368 |
Words | 276 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 49 |
Words per line (avg) | 13 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
About this poem
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Written on September 14, 2000
Submitted by long6806 on May 12, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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