Analysis of COLOURS OF MY MIND



COLOURS OF MY MIND
By Celia Pingue Donguines

Look at the fresh green pastures,
Across the hills and plains.
A ray of orange sun peers through,
Light showers of purple rain.

Brown cattle quietly grazes,
The first taste of spring.
And wild yellow mustard blooms,
Dance gracefully to the wind.

Our thoughts of memorable past came to mind,
That day the sky was blue.
White fluffy clouds blown from the east,
Carried pockets of morning dew.

I brought along the colors,
Across the countless miles,
Of fun-filled days of lavender,
And periwinkle smiles.

Today, I thought of all of you and paused down to pray,
Lord, these gray dull moments can’t last another day.
As long as youthful thoughts of you.
Of rosy pinks and reds,
Will color all your days just like mine,
And those that lie ahead.

Inspired by my 40th High School reunion.
Saint William’s School Class of 1966
Copyright @ February 2007


Scheme AB BBCX BXBA ACXC BBXB DDCBXX XXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1111 11011 1101110 010101 01110111 1101101 1101001 01111 0110101 1100101 101110001111 110111 11011101 10101101 1101010 010101 11111100 011 0111111101111 111110110101 11110111 110101 110111111 011101 010111111010 110111 10100
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 910
Words 185
Sentences 12
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 3
Lines Amount 27
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 101
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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Inspired by my 40th High School reunion. Saint William’s School Class of 1966 San Marcelino, Zambales Philippines Copyright @ February 2007

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Written on February 08, 2007

Submitted by celia_donguines on March 02, 2024

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Celia P Donguines

I was born in Guam. My parents are both from the Philippines and migrated to Guam when my Dad was hired to rebuild the island right after WW II. He was a self-made general "contractor". I started writing poetry in the third grade, inspired by my mother who was always reading poems. She never once wrote one. I'm a Registered Nurse by profession, and now retired after 50 years, employed at several medical centers, mostly in the ICU and outpatient Hemodialysis, since 2023. I am happily married for 45 years, two sons and one grandson who is now three years old. Still writing poetry off and on to this day since 1988, and turning 74 this year. Just blessed! more…

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