Analysis of Beat, Little Heart
Beat, little heart, your daddy's got you safe and sound,
Let my arms be your fortress and your rock solid ground,
That you may look upon the world not out of worry and fear,
Knowing you can meet it head-on with love as your spear.
Beat, little heart, show the world you've got what it takes,
Let the touch of my skin be the mortar when your foundation shakes,
That you may thrive even through a million doubts,
Knowing you'll surely make it through life's ins and outs.
Beat, little heart, know you're never alone and forlorn,
Let the whispers of my voice ring louder than the storm,
That you may face every injustice with love abound,
Knowing that even after I'm gone, I'll always be around.
| Scheme | AABB CCDD XXAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 110111011101 1111110011101 111101011111001 1011111111111 110110111111 1011111010110101 11111010101 101101111101 1101111001001 1010111110101 11111000101101 10110101111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
| Characters | 694 |
| Words | 140 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 45 |
| Words per line (avg) | 11 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 180 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
About this poem
This poem was written for my 1-year old son, but I wrote it as if he were my 1-year old self. As I was an orphan and have gone through horrific things no child should endure, I want to make sure that my son knows and feels that he has a solid foundation on which to build, so that he doesn't have to start life out building on fear, loneliness and abandonment, which has had a profound effect on my life and everything I do and think.
Written on August 20, 2023
Submitted by christopher.gullmans on August 21, 2023
Modified by christopher.gullmans on August 21, 2023
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