Analysis of The Gift (Romantic Love)
Love is a precious and intangible gift
Innately desired the heart efforts and sifts
Through all who's perceived with an insatiable yearn
To no avail it's sought after, it's wished, just to learn
You can't wish its existence, it's found on a dime
It combusts out of naught in an unforeseen time
It's an emotion ignited when the chemistry's right
It's magic, it's joy, it grips your heart tight
But it's a gift that's bequeathed, not one that you own
It's given moment by moment, like a mist then it's gone
It can be yours for a day, a month, perhaps years
It can bring you much joy, or oblige many tears
If mishandled, mistreated, abandoned, ignored
You see, you must nurture it with the warmth you afford
It's as strong as an oak tree yet as fragile as its leaves
It can be destroyed in an instant, if its trust is deceived
So take heed when you find it, and VALUE it so
For you do not own it, it's a gift that's bestowed
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Metre | 11010001001 010010011001 111011101001 1101111011111 111101011101 1111101011 110100101011 1101111111 110110111111 11010110101111 111110101011 111111101101 101001001001 1111101101101 11111111110111 111010110111101 111111101011 111111101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 921 |
Words | 175 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 714 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 175 |
About this poem
I woke up one Sunday thinking about Love. I was single and lonely. I was thinking about the love I desired and the mistakes I had made in my previous relationships. I felt it was important for me to write my thoughts down. It ended up becoming this poem.
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