Analysis of The Capsule



The capsule, she saw with wonder,
Is an unguent to curb fevers of wonder

Wonder, though, is an answer to one
Prayer at a time, wonder tears flowing

At beauty, wonder a father who has
Passed’s call to remember as sages

Remember all the gifts given under
Heaven, at creative forces, at our universe

These she felt were wonders that all should be taught to hold as dear

As rain on parched soil, as clouds blocking rare, but terrible and too

Hot a sun.  Wonder one’s eyes widening
And pointing in every cardinal direction

To history’s alms giving to haggard poor.

So to wonder any vision given, to hold them dear.


Scheme AA BC XX AX D X CB X D
Poetic Form
Metre 01011110 1111110110 101111011 110110110 1101001011 111010110 0101011010 1010101011010 111010111111111 1111111101110001 1011011100 0100100100010 111101101 11101010101111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 629
Words 115
Sentences 4
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 53
Words per stanza (avg) 12

About this poem

To wonder and to wonder about wonder is the gist of this poem.

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Written on August 07, 2021

Submitted by jamescorsale on August 08, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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James Corsale

James Corsale I was born in Pittsburgh PA in 1965. He recently converted to Judaism. Along the way he has created many interests including biology, reading, walking and keeping a journal of his poems. more…

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