Analysis of COLORS SHOW FEELINGS (Poem #159)
RED
For a rose which reminds me of my first love.
And the love of a Savior who came from above.
GREEN
For the very first dollar I ever regularly made,
Coming home to my family, proudly giving it a wave
WHITE
The color of my wedding gown of pearls and lace,
As I dreamed of the day with a smile on my face.
PINK
Is the color of my little one's two rosy cheeks,
This bundle of joy for which I've waited for weeks.
YELLOW
The color of my little girl's long shiny curls.
Dancing in her pretty party dress as she twirls.
BLUE
How I felt sending my child to school the first time,
Knowing that never again will he be all mine.
ORANGE
As bright as the sunshine I see in a sunrise,
Warming me to my soul, flooding through my eyes.
PURPLE
Violets, hyacinths, lilacs and lavender too
Bring color to springtime as it comes bursting thru.
BROWN
The color of my favorite, chocolate candy,
Which can make any day seem just dandy.
BLACK
The color they may wear when at my grave
When feelings of colors my whole life I've saved.
So I say send me off with rainbows and
balloons and butterflies,
For the feelings of love will then be
showing in your eyes.
© Copyright 1998 by Jean E. Gorney
Scheme | XAA XXB XCC XDD XEE FXX XGG XFF XHH XBX XGHG H |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (29%) |
Metre | 1 10110111111 001101011101 1 101011011010001 101111001010101 1 010111011101 111101101111 1 1010111011101 110111111011 10 010111011101 100010101111 1 111101111011 101100111111 10 1110111001 10111110111 10 100100101001 11011111101 1 010111001010 1111011110 1 0101111111 11011011111 111111110 01010 101011111 10011 1011110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,169 |
Words | 227 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on October 23, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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