Analysis of The People Of Derry



The People Of Derry.

The people of Derry are unique
For in-spite of historical division
They are now blooming like a rose.
The latter being the symbol of love
And the only cure for the problems
Of humanity including our historic
City alongside the Foyle.

A development to be welcomed for
Many citizens subscribe to being
Christian whose founder stated:
By this shall all know that you are
My followers by your love for one
Another.

Oh, yes, fair Derry by the Foyle is
Blooming with love inspite of its past!
An objective to be fully realised for
There exists those who manipulate
Religion for political purposes as
Many have done previously.

But how can such bazarity continue
In face of the fact that the Christian
Bible emphasises that our Creator is
An eternal being whose nature is love
Itself and who because of his nature
Created the world and sent his only
Son known as Jesus to defeat all that
Is opposed to his very nature.Which
Unfortunely resulted in Christians killing
Each other on his behalf.

Oh, yes, inspite of history the seeds of
Love are coming to life on each side of
The Foyle and blooming as never before
Since the time of Colmcille.


Scheme A XBXCXXD EFXXBG HXEXXA XBHCGAXXFX CCED
Poetic Form
Metre 010110 010110101 10110100010 11110101 0101001011 001011010 1010001010010 1001101 0010011101 1010001110 1011010 11111111 110011111 010 111101011 10111111 1010111011 10111010 010101001001 10111000 11111010 011011010 1011100101 10101011011 0101011110 0100101110 1111010111 10111101 101001010 1101101 1111100011 1110111111 0101011001 10111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,129
Words 207
Sentences 9
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 7, 6, 6, 10, 4
Lines Amount 34
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 156
Words per stanza (avg) 34
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Submitted on September 25, 2018

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Liam Ó Comain

An Irish poet now living in Derry City but originally from Limavady in County Derry in the north of the Island. more…

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