Analysis of I won't be home for Christmas
I won’t be home for Christmas,
just say a prayer for me,
that this thousand miles between us,
will not forever be.
No gleaming frosty winter,
no snowflakes in the air.
But there’s a chance of fireworks,
and rockets here or there.
I won’t be home for Christmas,
enjoy it there with them.
As you unwrap your presents,
remember where I am.
No bonfires full of chestnuts,
or carols in the air.
No choirs to serenade us,
just lonely desert prayers.
I won’t be home for christmas,
no toast of wine or beer.
So as you pour your glasses,
raise one for us out here.
Don’t let my absence hinder,
you from enjoying life.
Soon we will toast together,
If I come home alive.
I won’t be home for Christmas,
I’ll miss the New Year too.
But once my time here passes,
I’ll make up for it soon.
If I return as normal,
I’ll pick up where we left.
If I become immortal,
just know I did my best.
I won’t be home for Christmas,
please say a prayer for me,
Whatever fate hurls at us,
won’t sever you and me.
…however long that may be.
Scheme | Abab cdxd Axxx xdax Axex cxcx Axex fxfx Abab b |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111110 110111 11101011 110101 1101010 11001 110111 010111 1111110 011111 1101110 010111 1101110 110001 111011 110101 1111110 111111 1111110 111111 1111010 110101 1111010 111101 1111110 110111 1111110 111111 1101110 111111 1101010 111111 1111110 110111 101111 110101 101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,044 |
Words | 241 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
A tribute to the troops spending Christmas far from home and away from loved ones
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Written on December 01, 2022
Submitted by JD.Mags on December 01, 2022
Modified on April 22, 2023
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