Analysis of Saying Goodbye

Cynthia Colburn 1957 (vermont)



I see the days of long ago
I see memories of yesterday

I feel the loss of love
I  feel the loss of touch

I watch by that stone
I watch by the trees

I see your tears
I feel your pain
I watch you as I fade away


Scheme XA XX XX XXA
Poetic Form
Metre 11011101 11100110 110111 110111 11111 11101 1111 1111 11111101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 202
Words 49
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 3
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 40
Words per stanza (avg) 13

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losing a loved one

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Written on August 01, 2021

Submitted by cycolbur on August 01, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Cynthia Colburn

Born in a small town in Vermont Married had 2 sons became a widow in Feb 2021 more…

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