Analysis of I Don't Regret Loving You



I regret your graceful hands, soft and warm
For I am not the one to caress them
To comfort you through life’s every storm

I regret your beautiful lips, thick and sweet
For I am not the one to kiss them
To pour love into you where our lips do meet

I regret your dazzling eyes, deep and bright
For I am not the one to behold them
To gaze at a beautiful woman, day and night

I regret your radiant smile, wide and kind
For I am not the one to enjoy it
To burn in bliss, for a smile as gold I did find

I regret your musical laugh, lovely and endearing
For I am not the one to hear it
To enjoy great music as we age and death nearing

I regret the passing years, slow and plentiful
For I am not the one you share it with
To live this one life together, our joy bountiful

My heart regrets all these except this one thing
It cannot regret loving you
My love tramps each regret; to this end I cling


Scheme ABA CBC DBD EFE GFG HXH GXG
Poetic Form
Metre 1011101101 1111011011 1101111001 10111001101 111101111 111011110111 10111001101 1111011011 111010010101 10111001101 1111011011 110110111111 10111001100010 111101111 1011101110110 101010110100 1111011111 11111010101100 11011101111 11001101 11110111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 897
Words 191
Sentences 1
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 99
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Written on March 17, 2022

Submitted by winningbill1000 on March 17, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Ebenezer Ayidana

I am not an aspiring poet. But I want to live in a beautiful world, which is why I am in love with poetry. Because nothing captures more beauty than poetry. more…

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