Analysis of Locked and Down

Samit Das 1971 (Indirapuram)



Kids locked home, can't go out; down.
Pains me a time meaning 'Lock-down'.

No friend, no game, stuck home alone,
Reflex of limbs and flair mind's gone.

Mobile-screen tiring-eyes online class,
Playing feet miss most park and grass.

Smell of little rain-drops on soil-touch,
Refreshing air breathe, energize much.

Winnie Noddy Alice Harry story many more,
Inspire them often to play and explore.

But now they can't meet or share mind
Play only Indoor games, stay confined.

Need to follow norms but let' all pray
Soon they may go out again ...to Play.


Scheme AA XX BB CC DD EE FF
Poetic Form Couplet 
Metre 1111111 11011011 11111101 10110111 10110111 10111101 111011111 01011101 101101010101 0111011001 11111111 11011101 111011111 111110111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 535
Words 93
Sentences 9
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 61
Words per stanza (avg) 13

About this poem

It is how I feel for the children unable to play freely in parks now on covid19 lock-down situation in many places.

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Written on June 06, 2021

Submitted by shamitda on June 06, 2021

Modified by shamitda on June 06, 2021

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Samit Das

A Telecom Corporate Employee based at Delhi NCR, originally from Kolkata, West Bengal. Inherited much interest in music, literature from Writer Lyricist Musician, Music-Researcher Father. An ardent admirer of good creative works his poems, songs been published in Kolkata and on webzines mostly in Bengali language. Produced big Music Albums of different shades of modern songs. Loves Rhyming, Singing, Photo Editing, Sound Editing, Music-research more…

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