Analysis of A Candle in the Wind
Nothing gold stays too long.
Nature’s first green is gold.
She then transforms her form
as leaves subside to leaf.
When dawn gives way to day
a single leaf can flower
in this early morning hour,
a green and golden bower.
Your soft-scented candle,
drenched with fragrant whispers
caresses gentle hues
and hides my grief from view.
Dusk tarnishes all gold,
and leaves fall carelessly.
A candle in the wind –
you blew a while for me.
Scheme | XAXX XBBB XXXX ACXC |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
Metre | 101111 101111 110101 110111 111111 0101110 01101010 0101010 111010 111010 010101 011111 1111 011100 010001 110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 520 |
Words | 89 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
About this poem
In memory of my wonderful husband who, like a candle, blew a while for me, his fragrance loving and protecting me. I still feel his presence as I can still smell the fragrance of the candle.
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