Analysis of IN REMEMBERANCE OF AN ENCOUNTER



You promised to build a beautiful castle
Where we could live in our ethereal dreams
But our real life is not what it seems
As most of the time we have to wrestle
With our substantial differences.  

You came unravelling the mystery of philosophy,
While I love my travel and journey in prophecy.
I appreciate your soft elevating flatter,
And I do admire your intellectual power.

There were times when we paused and pondered,
Wondering what stories the future would unfold.
Do we dare to walk on the path of the unknown,
where even the bravest angel fears to tread?
Or to drift in the stream of our wildest venture,
and leave everything we have learned
to welcome the uncertainty ahead?

In hesitation we each looked deeper within,
Two heavy hearts reluctant to say good bye.

Please remember me in laughter or in pain,   
I will treasure your kindness in my teary eyes.

Sydney, 25 January 2020


Scheme ABBAX CCDD XXXEDXE XX XX C
Poetic Form
Metre 11011010010 111101001001 1101111111 1110111110 1100101000 111010010100 1111100100100 10101110010 011011010010 101111010 100110010101 111111011001 11001010111 1110011101010 0110111 1100010001 00101111001 11010101111 10101010101 111011001101 10100
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 897
Words 157
Sentences 9
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 7, 2, 2, 1
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 119
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Written on January 25, 2020

Submitted by Ratri on September 09, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Ratri Kumudawati

Used to live in Indonesia and UK. Now in Australia. Field of study: Humanity. Has been writing verses off and on since teenager. Profession: Translator from Indonesian to English v.v. more…

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