Analysis of Polytheist

Lesbia Harford 1891 (Brighton) – 1927 (Australia)



One comes to love the little saints,
As years go by.
One learns to love the little saints.
'O hear me sigh,
St. Anthony,
Find this for me,
I wish you'd try.'
There must be many garden gods,
A gardener sees.
There'd have to be an orchard god. 'Divinities,
Take honour due.
The long year through
Protect these trees.'
The Mother and the Holy Child
Are friends to me.
I pray, 'I am my mother's child.
I trust you'll see
That days are bright
And all goes right
With her and me.'


Scheme ABABCCBDEEFFEGCGCHHC
Poetic Form Tetractys  (45%)
Etheree  (25%)
Metre 11110101 1111 11110101 1111 1100 1111 1111 11110101 01001 111111010100 111 0111 0111 01000101 1111 11111101 1111 1111 0111 1001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 482
Words 97
Sentences 12
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 355
Words per stanza (avg) 92
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Lesbia Harford

Lesbia Harford was an Australian poet, novelist and political activist. more…

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