Analysis of Second Wave



Did you call the doctor? She asks.

I went for a walk
with my only friend here
And I even found a feather,
A tiny one, black and white

Our pet dog died
And the buffalo too
They suspect snakebite
or sunburn

I had  sunburn too
A patch in the shape of
a quaint island
But I am alive

Did you write? He asks.

I hear train sounds
from my rusty hostel window
And I long to hop on a train
holding my best friend's hand

I cooed back to the cuckoo
it played along
And it went on for a while
My throat hurts

At night I fell from the bed
And hurt my ankle, knee, and elbow
But it also felt like childhood
I didn't complain

You should take a walk every day, They say.

Meanwhile, the lizards colonized my room
My nail paint faded
and the window curtains are blue now


Scheme A XXXB XCBX CXXX A XDEX CXXX XDXE X XXX
Poetic Form Etheree  (33%)
Tetractys  (30%)
Metre 11101011 11101 111011 01101010 0101101 10111 00101 1011 11 1111 010011 0110 11101 11111 1111 11101010 01111101 101111 111101 1101 0111101 111 1111101 01110101 1110111 11001 11101100111 10101011 11110 001010111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 724
Words 154
Sentences 6
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4, 1, 4, 4, 4, 1, 3
Lines Amount 30
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 58
Words per stanza (avg) 16

About this poem

The poem attempts to negotiate everyday life amidst the ravaging second wave of the pandemic in India. It is a conversation with the self and trying to notice how the days change colors.

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Written on April 27, 2021

Submitted by zandraprasad96 on July 08, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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