Analysis of Love Conquers Revenge

Tammie Swinehart 1974 (Mooresville, IN)



In a realm where darkness lurks and anger breeds,
A glimmer of light, a hope that exceeds,
A force more potent than revenge's cruel dance,
A grace-filled essence, a second chance.

For vengeance may seem a tempting brew,
To right the wrongs, to hurt back too,
Yet, deeper within, a truth we'll find,
A nobler path, a love entwined.

In battles fought with hearts ablaze,
Fury blinds and reason strays,
But in forgiveness, strength resides,
A healing balm that gently guides.

To rise above and break the chain,
To let go of hate's relentless reign,
To mend the wounds that hatred sows,
The path of peace, a virtue shows.

For in forgiveness, hearts release,
The burdened weights, the pain decrease,
A balm that mends the shattered soul,
And fosters growth, to make us whole.

It takes more courage to extend a hand,
Than to retaliate with the forces banned,
To understand the torment of the foe,
And find compassion, let kindness flow.

For hatred spreads like a poison's sting,
Yet love's embrace, it can unring,
In tender whispers of empathy's plea,
A chance to heal, to set hearts free.

Let not revenge be the song we sing,
But compassion's tune, let it ring,
For in embracing love over disdain,
We'll find a world of peace to gain.


Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH IIJJ KKLL MMNN MMGG
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 00111010101 0101101101 0111011101 011100101 110110101 11011111 110010111 01010101 01011101 1010101 10010101 01011101 11010101 111110101 11011101 01110101 10010101 01010101 01110101 01011111 1111010101 1101010101 10101101 010101101 11011011 11011101 01010111 01111111 110110111 111111 1001011001 11011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,236
Words 255
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 120
Words per stanza (avg) 27

About this poem

This poem is about the importance of love and how it can overcome negative feelings such as revenge.

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Written on August 23, 2023

Submitted by EmberPoems on August 23, 2023

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Tammie Swinehart

Not much to say. I live in a small town in Indianapolis and work full-time as a manager for an insurance company. I have written poems going back to grade school. They were all horrible, but fun and passed the time. I have journals of poems that go back 40 years. So now that I have more free time, I dig them out, clean them up while preserving the original thought and meaning behind them. more…

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