Analysis of We've lost the baby

Royston 1946 (Reading)



We've lost the baby or so we thought
rushing back from holiday all distraught.
Anxiously waiting with concern as we pray.
'It's alright', we heard the doctor say.

Early in the morning making great haste
on my bike I rode at an very fast pace.
'I hope I'm in time', I thought as onward I sped.
My goal was to make it your hospital bed.

You'd been born half an hour when I got there
you looked so small with your dark black hair.
Heather was the name that we gave to you
born on the 6th Nov.1970 you were overdue.

Like some belated firework lighting the sky
you exploded into our world with a cry.
As a rocket our eyes to the heavens lift
'Praise You Lord', we said for such a gift.


Scheme AABB XXCC DDEE FFGG
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 110101111 101110101 10010101111 11110101 1000101011 11111111011 111011111011 1111111101 11111101111 111111111 1010111111 11011110101 1101011001 101001101101 101010110101 111111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 680
Words 135
Sentences 11
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 131
Words per stanza (avg) 34
Font size:
 

Submitted by royston on October 19, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

41 sec read
6

Royston

Still experimenting with poetry and still learning more…

All Royston poems | Royston Books

5 fans

Discuss this Royston poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "We've lost the baby" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/112308/we%27ve-lost-the-baby>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    2
    days
    5
    hours
    13
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Who wrote the poem "A Dream Within A Dream"?
    A Percy Bysshe Shelley
    B William Blake
    C Elizabeth Barrett Browning
    D Edgar Allan Poe