Analysis of A Happily Sad Toy



I’m like the tiny shiny wind-up toy
Standing alone on an end shelf, no joy
People pass by gleaming at my cheerful face
Children stop, wind me up, see me jump, with grace
A smile crosses their faces, they clap with glee
All have a good laugh, release their distress and flee
Not one to buy me, as I don’t fulfill their needs
Good to know that I ain't attached to any one indeed
Wouldn’t want to be taken home, put on another shelf to greet
I stay here, smiling, ready to please the next one on the street

That was my life and then you came along
You too were lost, you stopped, smiled, I finally felt I belong
You too breathed a deep sigh of relief inside
You kept coming back, stirred me, gave me life
You touched me so deep that I froze in time
You lifted me up, wound me tight this last time
So tight, that I can't unwind myself this lifetime
Your play's over, life beckoned you, till next time
I'm on the same back shelf where you left me
Just another broken toy or what's left to be


Scheme AABBCCXXDD EEXXFFFFCC
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1101010111 1001111111 10111011101 10111111111 01101101111 110110110101 111111110111 11111101110101 111110111010111 111101011011101 1111011101 110111111001101 11101110101 1110111111 1111111101 11011111111 1111101111 11101101111 1101111111 101010111111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 997
Words 200
Sentences 1
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 10, 10
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 38
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 382
Words per stanza (avg) 98
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Written on January 20, 2022

Submitted by Maheshw on January 20, 2022

Modified by Maheshw on January 20, 2022

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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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