The River
The River
Jim Rainey, Illinois
The river carries all my tears away
For still, it seems, she died but yesterday.
But it was many, many years ago
And still, I come to watch the river flow.
She smiled until she could smile no more;
So sad to know the joy there was before:
I have come these many years to reminisce alone.
The river is my home away from home.
About this poem
It's a sad poem, reminiscing a lost love.
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Written on May 15, 2018
Submitted by jim.rainey on September 26, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XX AABB CCXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 396 |
Words | 78 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 4, 4 |
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