Analysis of Come and sit a spell
Come and sit a spell,
Take a gentle pause.
Enjoy the bard
The melodious bird
Life boils less hard.
Close your eyes,
Ice your piquant thoughts.
Feel the wind
Feel the waft
Life floats swiftly.
A child in you peeps,
Altruism unveils a scene.
You are now a feather
Into a momentary trance,
You are into an airy delight.
You are in meditation,
You cross all trepidation.
You are on a flight,
Beyond the light,
My heart is now very light.
Come and sit a spell,
Tears you may wipe off.
Inhale the florae,
Pleasantries slowly embrace
The poet begins to muse.
My place has sheltered a vast-
Lovers past and present,
Couples of all classes and ranks.
They sauntered here
Eons passed a multitude of miracles.
Stars are twinkling now,
In the veil of mist, I am alone.
Leaves are falling,
Generations are whispering here.
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Scheme | Abcxc xxxxx xxdxe ffeee Axdxx xxxgx xxxgb |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (29%) |
Metre | 10101 10101 0101 001001 1111 111 11101 101 101 1110 01011 1000101 111010 0101001 110111001 110010 111010 11101 0101 1111101 10101 11111 0101 1001001 0100111 1111001 101010 10111001 111 1010101100 111001 001111101 1110 01011001 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 846 |
Words | 180 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
Every park bench has an eternal call for a wanderer. Just lend your ears and you can hear those voices. During my visit to Dover NH, USA, I saw a park bench on which it was inscribed 'Come and sit a spell'. This propelled my thoughts in another direction and this poem was ultimately born.
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