Analysis of Come Nearer in Thought

Lona L. Drum 1945 (Nevada)



With silence just behind you,
I come to turn your head.
To charm you, to calm you,
and fix these thoughts unsaid.

Relax my love, just ease my love,
and sense my drawing near.
An essence clear a fragrance pure,
a whisper you shall hear.

Forgive my love, this lapse of time,
this wait you have endured.
And feel this touch, this softest touch,
I've place so gently there.

To stir your soul, to pulse you heart,
to sway your mind to share.
With me a thought, those tender thoughts,
the thoughts that hold me near.


Scheme ABAB XCXX XXXD XDXC
Poetic Form Quatrain  (25%)
Metre 1101011 111111 111111 011101 01111111 011101 11010101 010111 01111111 111101 01111101 111101 11111111 111111 11011101 011111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 513
Words 114
Sentences 8
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 98
Words per stanza (avg) 24

About this poem

During the absence of a loved one.

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Written on March 15, 1992

Submitted by ldrum on March 11, 2023

Modified on April 22, 2023

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Lona L. Drum

I grew up in a small town in northeast Pa. I spent much of my time playing with my siblings and with nature all around us. I still live in the same area and so many of my poems are based on childhood fantasies, developing my imagination, and young love. more…

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