Analysis of Goodnight Love



This is to help you sleep,
I write this to you when you're laying on your soft bed
counting sheep, trying to fall asleep.
with your room that’s full of life.
With your warm blankets,
I can only dream of being with you.
Holding your hands and tracing your palm,
as my mom taught me to feel calm.
I know the moments we smile last in my heart.
I value our time together until we depart.
Our love is new, young; juvenile
But each time I see you it grows manifesting
into more.
Last night on the phone I heard you snore.
I just wish to see you tonight.
So we can hold each other in the moonlight.
I handwrite these notes to you
to read back when you think of me.
Remember my hugs, my smile, and every random burst of energy.
Every rhyme I’ve told cleverly.
Every memory.
So I say this with love, sleep tight, and don't let the bed bugs bite
And if they do beat them till they're black and blue.
Oh, and don't forget.
I miss you.


Scheme ABACDEFFGGHIJJKKELLLLKEME
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 111111 1111111101111 101101101 1111111 11110 1110111011 101101011 11111111 11010111011 11010101001101 101111100 11111111100 011 111011111 11111101 1111110001 111111 11111111 010111101001011100 100111100 100100 111111110110111 01111111101 10101 111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 934
Words 206
Sentences 17
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 25
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 707
Words per stanza (avg) 183

About this poem

I write this in the thought of my girlfriend. The ending line relates to my grandfather who was always clever with his rhymes and would tell me ¨sleep tight don't let the bed bugs bite¨ I added my own part to this and it's my way of putting his memory into my life.

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Written on April 21, 2022

Submitted by Whereisiverson on April 21, 2022

Modified on April 26, 2023

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Iverson Taylor Smith

My name is Iverson is named after Allen Iverson. I'm new to poetry which my girlfriend introduced me to but each thing I write comes from the soul. Let me know how it feels to read my poetry. more…

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