Analysis of The Fairy Pool
From dreams I peep into the world.
Into the outer world
some call reality.
The fairy pool, its currents
ever swirling.
That magical place
filled with such vitality.
A place to sit beside
an ancient oak or pine.
A weeping willow shimmering.
Her branches dancing
in the morning breeze.
And I, with what surprise
to see my cheerful face —
My face reflected …
Reflected with such brightness
in a brook nearby.
A brook, babbling with delight.
Where some can sip …
Can sip the essence
of the living water.
Refreshing to a thirsty soul.
What sweet desire awaits …
Awaits the traveler
to this Fairy Pool of wonder.
Not far away, within my sight …
a nightingale courts a robin.
And a skylark from a bough above …
Chirping sweet melodious songs
to accompany their courting.
Gleefully, to warm a poet’s heart.
While squirrels scamper playfully.
‘Cross the blades of grass.
The Fairy Pool, my Fairy Pool.
A place for everyone to meet.
Perchance to court a visitor.
Enchanted fairy folk of this realm,
adorned with harp and lyre,
enjoined with all the magical creatures
In their joyful festive rituals,
of sweet songs and dances.
to embellish the four seasons of each year.
| Scheme | AABXCDB XXCCXXD XXXEXXF XXFFEXX XCXBXXX FXXXXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11110101 010101 1110 0101110 1010 11001 1110100 011101 110111 0101100 01010 00101 011101 111101 11010 0101110 00111 01100101 1111 11010 101010 01010101 1101001 010100 11101110 11010111 01001010 00110101 10101001 10100110 100110101 11010100 10111 01011101 0111011 01110100 010101111 011101 0111010010 011010100 111010 10100110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 1,189 |
| Words | 238 |
| Sentences | 22 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7 |
| Lines Amount | 42 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 153 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
About this poem
During the 1980s, at a span of time, similar to these past few months, when the furies took hold of my creative energies, I spent several consecutive months composing a collection of poems and short stories that came to me as messages form a Fairy Pool. The Fairy Pool was a reservoir of living water, and still remains so, where I would frequently visit and find sustenance, fishing from that magical stream and receiving fertile fodder for the human soul that I would serve to warm the hearts of those who yearned for them. The years have passed, and while I continue to fish from that living water, its bounty is endless and the pool remains ever fresh and alive. This particular poem, composed on June 6, 1986, and entitled “The Fairy Pool, serves as a caption that describes the magical essence of my dreamworld. more »
Written on June 06, 1986
Submitted by karlcfolkes on March 21, 2022
Modified on April 02, 2023
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