Analysis of A pond is my place. Solace.
Doug Blair 1951 (London)
Ice covers it now.
Sometimes so grey
Other times sun sparkling.
Willows droop over.
Despondent at the
Hiatus in relationship.
In frogs peeping.
Mallards courting
Or leading a string of tiny ones.
Monarchs enrapt in their
Pre migration dance.
Flying whimsically.
I come any season.
Any wardrobe, weather.
I must have that solace
My kids called it the Duck Pond.
Also remembering
Them in visiting.
How they teamed up, laughed
Ventured.
Now those little ones have grown.
Departed.
I stand alone, dreaming.
But not quite alone.
And that is more
Than worth it.
| Scheme | ABCDEFCCGHIJKDLMCCNOPQCPRS |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011 0111 101110 1110 01010 0100010 0110 1010 110011101 1101 10101 10100 111010 10110 111110 1111011 100100 10100 11111 10 1110111 010 110110 11101 0111 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 556 |
| Words | 111 |
| Sentences | 18 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 26 |
| Lines Amount | 26 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 442 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 93 |
About this poem
Solitude, necessary. Nature and God and memories near.
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Written on February 09, 2023
Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 09, 2023
Modified by dougb.21370 on February 09, 2023
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