Analysis of Upon Observing The Springtime Sky
Old memories tug at my heart
Bringing a tear rush to each eye
As I think of you upon observing
The springtime sky.
Down memory lane I tread,
There we are all together,
Those years of joy and happiness
In the company of dear mother.
Not far from the pigeon loft
Were you recorded many a win,
And the bicycles nearby which
Helped to keep you trim.
‘Then’, little realising that
The flow of time brings grief…
All were sad, some could not weep,
Some sorrow had not tears, as you
Departed from our lives in answer
To our fears…
In the cemetery by Saint Mary’s
We laid your coffin low
With broken hearts as a church
Bell rang near to the River Roe.
Yes, my thoughts are always of you,
Da, when I view the springtime sky,
And this prevents me since your death
From being able to say goodbye….
Scheme | XAXA XBCB XXXX XXXDBX CEXE DAXA |
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Metre | 11001111 10011111 1111101010 011 1100111 1111010 11110100 001001110 1110101 010101001 00100111 11111 11011 011111 1011111 11011111 0101101010 1101 00100111 111101 1101101 11110101 1111111 1111011 01011111 11010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 775 |
Words | 151 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 6, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 102 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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