Analysis of I remember you sitting outside in a wicker chair



I see you now in the lambswool covered chair
Sitting in the sun with your eyes closed,
Listening to the hymns I read.
You, in a pink sweatshirt, me in a yellow tee
We're one in thought.
God is our Life And we both reflect His love,
The sun's warm rays encourage us to stay outside
As a passing onlooker secretly snaps a picture.
After you passed on, she offers it as a memory of
A special moment.
What are you up to these days, Mama dearest?
Are you painting? Or writing? Or reading? I know you
Are enfolded in God's tender love and I rejoice you are Still His immortal expression. Fragments that bring back memories- a sweater you wore, a sketch you drew, your letters so revealing, showing you as a poet; I used to
think of you as an artist, a sculptor, so many talents.
There was nothing, I thought, you couldn't do.
Memories of the hard times faded away, I remember most your sweetness and resilience. You gave so much.
I think back now at how much love I had.  Thank you.


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Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 977
Words 196
Sentences 15
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 17
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 44
Words per line (avg) 11
Letters per stanza (avg) 755
Words per stanza (avg) 187

About this poem

This is one of a few written about my mom in her last days. She lived in a nursing home and would love it when I took her outside to sit in the warm sunshine.

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Written on June 22, 1973

Submitted by veraheide on June 03, 2023

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Vera Heide Eberhardt

A school teacher, children's play writer/director, actress in amateur theatre groups, poet; other works include: "Blueberries", "Sunshine", "Aggie", "Summer", more…

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