Analysis of Woodpecker



I hear explosions
A woodpecker in the trees
The spring is inevitable


Scheme ABC
Poetic Form Tercet 
Metre 11010 010001 01101000
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 68
Words 12
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
Lines Amount 3
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 57
Words per stanza (avg) 12

About this poem

I am a Ukrainian. On February 24 my country was invaded by Russia. We have martial law installed and everybody who can fight is fighting. I just took my dog out for a walk 2 feet outside my house. We have a curfew until Monday morning. I could hear birds singing in the forest and a woodpecker sat on top of the pine tree in front of me. Explosions are sounding in the distance and are no longer phasing me. There’s not a lot I can do to support my army right now but at least I can write poetry.  

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Written on February 27, 2022

Submitted by Bookcaseofdoom on February 27, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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