Analysis of A Kingfisher Day



When the morning first is born
With darkness on the run.
Warmth and light then greet the morn'
And make the way for sun.

When night-time creatures take their bed
And daytime things appear;
That's the time, I've often said,
When heaven is most near.

To stand and view the coloured show
With flowers of each kind;
The vivid hues of petals glow,
They intoxicate your mind.

To walk amongst the dewy grass
Which sparkles in the light.
Their blades salute you as you pass
And chase away the night.

To look above and see the sky
As blue as blue can be.
To stand below and wonder why
The blue is all you see.

Except the sun invades the blue
And gilded splendour cast;
A vestige that the day is new
And yesterday is past.

This day is noble, like my bird,
A beauty to behold.
This day is special, take my word;
Vivid, sparkling, blue and gold


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MNMN
Poetic Form Traditional rhyme
Quatrain 
Metre 1010111 110101 1011101 010111 11110111 01101 1011101 110111 11010101 110111 01011101 101011 11010101 110001 11011111 010101 11010101 111111 11010101 011111 01010101 01011 01010111 01011 11110111 010101 11110111 1010101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 805
Words 159
Sentences 11
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 23

About this poem

The first poem published by the Author back in 1973. Celebrating a summer's day and comparing the colours with the vivid hued bird.

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Submitted by AlanSJeeves on July 19, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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