Analysis of The Tree or What’s Left Of It



I lived long and time had come to go
Then you came along, I now could live a little more
I tried to stand once again, strong and tall
With you I felt once again, young, alive, at a ball
You crossed my path several times
From dusk to dawn and even nights
Jogging, strolling, you stood under me to catch air
With you, I shared my freshness with tender care
At times when you were lonely, you just sat under me
Reading a book or shedding tears of misery  
I wept and withered with you, my fallen leaves, providing a cushion too
At times you just drove past me, attending to your needs in town
I swayed for you, it was enough for me, to know your safe and around

But now, you are going on to newer paths
Hope they are more joyful and that it lasts
Hope you find your peace and happiness there
Hope it's better than what I could give you here
It is now thus time for me to go too
No reason to stand here without you
Tomorrow they come with axes and saw
Ripping my limbs, my breath shall withdraw
Pain, I always had before I knew thee
But contend with memories of you, is now me
So farewell my friend or whatever you are
If you ever remember this path with scars
There's now a small stump rotting black n blue
It’s dead, but shall stand there waiting for you


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Poetic Form
Metre 111011111 1110111110101 1111101101 1111101101101 1111101 11110101 101011101111 11111101101 1111010111101 100111011100 110101111010100101 111111101011101 11111101111111001 11111011101 1111100111 1111101001 11101111111 1111111111 110111011 011111001 101111101 111101111 101110011111 111111011 11100101111 1101110111 1111111011
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,247
Words 249
Sentences 1
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 13, 14
Lines Amount 27
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 490
Words per stanza (avg) 125
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Written on August 08, 2021

Submitted by Maheshw on August 09, 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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