Analysis of Time Scampers Away
Time Scampers Away
(Written January 1, 1996)
No rush, really
But right now
In the wee hours of morn
I hear a little mouse
Scampering, leaping, hurrying
Not me, no rush at all
Hours ago it was 1995
And now it is 1996
Who's hurrying, not me
1995 rushed through
1996 scampered in
Good dawn
Soon good morning
Scheme | XA AXXXBX XXAXXXB |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (33%) |
Metre | 1101 10100 1110 111 0011011 110101 10010100 111111 100111 0111 110011 11 100 11 1110 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 308 |
Words | 61 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 6, 7 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
The poem appears on page 98 of a Library of Congress book of poems titled "Treasures to Discover." The words of the poem danced around my being when I travelled to the United States every six months, 1999-2008,, to take care of my son Lucas' family. Lucas is one of my six children. It was and is great joy for me to have raised my children who are now on their own. "Time Scampers Away" is reminescent of how I felt time did and does scamper away that fast and now, as a widow I still cherish the time granted to me around my loving and loved children. more »
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