Analysis of A love and a Lemon



You are the dearest stranger to me
And my most sparkling companion
Striking me with your uncanny resemblance
To a bitter taste I have encountered before

A slice down the middle unearths a summery spirit within
My white linen dress, a heart sewn on the inseam
A floral plate of blue, pink, and gold
Fruit flies rest on the edge of a drowning wine glass
A warm glow on my skin as a ray of sun guides me towards some green sea. But

It won’t be long before you perish
As soon as you are consumed, your skin withers Cold and idle
You withdraw within and disappear as quickly as I found you
I have no choice but to turn away
You no longer exist

I should not have removed you from that tree
You were resting so delicately
Golden and pristine; unscathed and prominently hanging

A reminiscence of a man who was dear to me and a man before that
Tantalizing and beautiful they were
They meant well and were good to me
Now unveiling sweet memories of the green sea

But they too became rotten. Consumed by the passing moment
All that remained of me was a greyed and silenced heart
An affliction to my very core

Reason cannot explain my poor fate
So I pick you, my lemon
I pick you hoping that this time you will stay golden.


Scheme ABXC XAXXX XXXXX AAX XXAA XXC XBB
Poetic Form
Metre 110101011 01110010 10111010010 101011101001 0110101011001 11101011101 010111101 111101101011 0111111011111011111 111101110 111110111101010 101010011101111 111111101 111001 1111011111 101011000 10010010100010 001010111111001011 100010010 11100111 101011001011 111011001101010 1101111010101 101011101 101001111 1111110 1111011111110
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,236
Words 245
Sentences 4
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 3, 3
Lines Amount 27
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 139
Words per stanza (avg) 33

About this poem

Some things in life we encounter often become familiar and unleash good memories. But I find they never seem to be able to stick or last forever. There is always a period of letting go.

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Submitted by Bpnajarian on December 12, 2023

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