Analysis of Grateful Awakening

Stephen Ward 1988 (Houston)



I awake to a new day, a new chance to live
I begin with my thanks, praying how I can give.
For this day has been gifted, with no guarantees.
But a chance to help others find their comfort and ease.
It's our words and our stories that must freely be given.
To have faith we'll recover from the depths we were driven.
Our power together comes from faith in another.
A father that guides us both sister and brother.
This bond that connects us is built for much pain.
Yet we still keep our faith to believe it wasn't in vain.
To never forget that divided we were broken.
I humbly say thanks to this new day I've woken.


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Poetic Form
Metre 101101101111 101111101111 11111101101 1011110111001 1101010101110110 11110101011010 10100101110010 010111110010 11101111111 111110110111001 1100110101010 110111111110
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 614
Words 130
Sentences 11
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 40
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 477
Words per stanza (avg) 120

About this poem

I am grateful for everyday of my life and look for guidance on how I can best help others. This is the key to my recovery.

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Written on July 20, 2023

Submitted by Stephen.Ward on July 20, 2023

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