Analysis of Seasons
Aloft a wayward wind that blew,
Came a biting chill that winter knew.
And tempered summer’s wicked fire,
With a quenching cold of wintry desire.
How strange it is the passing seasons,
Their sudden change―the lack of reason.
For how does winter know to change,
When spring has come? I find it strange.
Or autumn’s leaves and blustery days,
Give way to winter’s snow and haze.
When summer’s fire comes again,
Will spring surrender yet again?
All seasons come in a timely fashion,
Without regard to whim or passion.
And stay no longer than they should.
Though some I wish; I wish they would!
From springtime flowers and budding trees.
To autumn’s gold and rusted leaves.
Winter’s snowflakes on the ground.
Sunshine’s rays in summer abound.
All seasons come and all seasons go.
Each in their time―the ebb and flow.
Whether rusted leaves or falling snow,
Each with a purpose, as seasons know.
©2001, 2021 Brian Duffin
Scheme | AABB XCDD EEFF CCGG XXHH IIII X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01010111 101011101 010101010 10101110010 111101010 110101110 11110111 11111111 11101001 11110101 11010101 11010101 1101001010 010111110 01110111 11111111 11100101 1110101 101101 1101001 110101101 10110101 101011101 110101101 1010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 907 |
Words | 157 |
Sentences | 18 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 103 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
As I was reviewing an old hard drive, I came across a poem that I had started back in October of 2001 but never finished...until now.
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