Analysis of Aaron’s Poem



I can’t help to look at your pictures,
Every morning when I light my smoke.
I start to poor my coffee in my cup,
Then that’s when I start to choke.

The tears start to roll.
The memories come rushing in.
The stories we shared,
Where would I begin?

Every afternoon I look to the sky,
And I scream out your name.
I would do anything I could,
If I could just see you again.

The evening then slides in,
While I sit with a drink in my hand.
You were more than just my son,
You were also my best friend.

The sun then sets and the night rolls in.
The sky’s become so dark.
Another day has gone by.
Another day with a broken heart.


Scheme XAXA XBXB CXXX BXXX BXCX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (40%)
Etheree  (35%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 111111110 1001011111 1111110011 1111111 01111 01001100 01011 11101 1000111101 011111 1111011 11111101 010110 111101011 1011111 1010111 011100110 010111 0101111 010110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 633
Words 150
Sentences 13
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 95
Words per stanza (avg) 25

About this poem

This is a poem I wrote for my son who passed away 5 days before Christmas.

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Written on December 21, 2022

Submitted by SweetGypsy on March 24, 2023

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John Livingstone

Born in Peterborough, Canada and grew up there as well. Had a ruff childhood all the way to his 30’s He then started changing his views and outlook on life in 2005 when his best friend took his own life. Never truly getting over his friends death he has used those feeling and emotions for writing. more…

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