Analysis of Lessened
Doug Blair 1951 (London)
A little lessened here.
The times and seasons shared
The walks together
Words of wisdom heard.
She slowly drifted far
But distant memories held
The limbs would fail
The eyes would dull.
Still inner joys had thrilled.
...A little lessened ours
But she no loss would feel
One seamless moment
But yonder hers so real.
The loved ones faithful, firm
With all the sighing past
Yes, my Mother
And treasures years amassed.
Bev Blair, 1926-2022
| Scheme | X X A X X X X X X X B X B X C A C X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010101 010101 01010 11101 110101 1101001 0111 0111 110111 0101010 111111 11010 110011 011101 110101 1110 010101 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 505 |
| Words | 110 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 18 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 19 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 4 |
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Written on September 15, 2022
Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 15, 2023
Modified by dougb.21370 on February 15, 2023
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