Analysis of Nature's Touch
Robert William Service 1874 – 1958
In kindergarten classed
Dislike they knew;
And as the years went past
It grew and grew;
Until in maidenhood
Each sought a mate,
Then venom in their mood
Was almost hate.
The lure of love they learned
And they were wed;
Yet when they met each turned
Away a head;
Each went her waspish way
With muted damns--
Until they met one day
With baby prams.
Then lo! Away was swept
The scorn of years;
Hands clasped they almost wept
With gentle tears.
Forgetting hateful days,
All mother mild,
Each took with tender praise
The other's child.
And now they talk of milk,
Of diapers and such;
Of baby bosoms silk
And tender to the touch.
A gemlike girl and boy,--
With hope unsaid,
Each thinks with mother joy:
'May these two wed!'
Scheme | ABABACXC DEDEFGFG HXHXIJIJ KLKLMEME |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01001 0111 010111 1101 0101 1101 110011 111 011111 0101 111111 0101 11011 1101 011111 1101 110111 0111 11111 1101 010101 1101 111101 0101 011111 110001 11011 010101 01101 1101 111101 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 854 |
Words | 137 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 140 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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