Analysis of Foolish Hopes



“You sound down and sad” said he
“Good or bad, tell it all to me”
“Share your thoughts, what makes you sad”
“What I did, that makes you mad”

“ I am not angry at you, you see,
I let my heart ride the tides of your loving sea”
“ I let the wind rip thru my silky sails,
Now I’m the one heartbroken and pale”

“ Angry am I, at myself for it all,
For letting myself once again fall”
“Sorry if I misled you in any way”
“Don’t wanna share same feelings” is all he can say

Should I move on with my life
Or wait till his heart comes alive
Oops I forgot, I’m already dead, dug deep beneath
My foolish hopes still linger in eternity


Scheme AABB AAXX CCDD XXXA
Poetic Form Quatrain  (50%)
Metre 1110111 11111111 1111111 1111111 111101111 111110111101 1101111101 11011001 101111111 11011011 10110110101 110111011111 1111111 11111101 1101101011101 110111000100
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 648
Words 129
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 115
Words per stanza (avg) 32

About this poem

My first stab at a dialogue!! Thanks to Schaumburg poetry group for introducing me to this!!

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Written on August 04, 2021

Submitted by Maheshw on August 06, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Mahesh Wadhwani

I always apologize for the length of my text as that’s the best way for me to communicate rather than verbally!! Not a man of many words but still manage to doodle when in mood to write, which is rare!! I am not even sure if what I scribble is poetry or even what form or just words that rhyme!! To me writing is an art, a sign of creativity and a means of expression. I don't really think that anyone can just write without any feelings, without having felt, without having lived, experienced or cherished. Whatever one writes, there is some amount of a persons own feelings and presence or of those around them, indicated in the works. So I am thankful to all the people in my life and those yet to come for having given me life, love, happiness and even pain. At-least I have had the opportunity to feel it , live it and express it, whatever it maybe. Cheers! more…

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