Analysis of To My Beloved Daughter Melissa (On Your 40th Birthday)
Your voice called out early
when I needed it most
And you turned me around
providing great hope
I was lost till you found me
from the heavens beyond
And the love that you sent
in my heart would grow strong
I knew it was you
calling out to me clear
In the depths of my wandering
your voice was so dear
You opened your heart
and my spirit was yours
A life we now share
with each day evermore
As the years have progressed
our memories have grown
Through marriage and distance
and grandchildren sewn
You rescued my spirit
when I needed you most
From my depths of refusal
you vanquished the ghost
I’ll never be able
to thank you enough
For the light that you brought me
your angelic touch
And I still need you now
more than ever before
To love me and guide me
to save me once more
From the future you called
in those darkest of times
My heart yours to reign
—cherished daughter of mine
(Villanova Pennsylvania: May 2, 2018)
Scheme | AB XX AX XX XC XC XX XD XE XE XB FB FX AX XD AD XX XX X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111110 111011 011101 01011 1111111 101001 001111 011111 11111 101111 00111100 11111 11011 011011 01111 11110 101101 1010011 110010 0101 110110 111011 1111010 11001 110110 11101 1011111 1101 011111 111001 111011 11111 101011 011011 11111 101011 0100101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 923 |
Words | 177 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 19 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 39 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 9 |
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