Analysis of Cold



Whom will keep me warm
      when the icy winds blow?
When will love find me
      have I no home?
When laughter abounds
      will it bring me to tears?
Will I be able to love you
      and abort all my fears?
Will the summer sun
      beam down upon my face?
Will I hide in darkness
      a total disgrace?
Will I learn to let go
      to a brutal past?
Will my abusive family
      have the last laugh?
Will I support myself
      in this newest adventure?
Will I silence my heart
      forcing a censure?
Will warmth ever cradle me
      granting peace of mind?
Or will my cold, cold heart
      remain frozen in time?


Scheme ABCDEFGHIJKJBLCMNOPOCQPR
Poetic Form
Metre 11111 101011 11111 1111 11001 111111 11110111 001111 10101 110111 111010 01001 111111 10101 11010100 1011 11011 0110010 111011 10010 1110101 10111 111111 011001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 599
Words 110
Sentences 12
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 24
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 428
Words per stanza (avg) 110
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Written on March 31, 2009

Submitted by tabbycat_b on July 03, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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