Analysis of Sea Dream
Kate Pilkington 1984 (Cheltenham)
Life is like water drops wobbling on a Lotus leaf,
Short lived & uncertain, like the dew on Fern tips
Every time I go to bed, an image of you flickers in my head.
Every time I fall asleep, an image of you flows in my dreams
And I can hope for a life that is to come.
A trail of seashells beckon me to the shore
Each one a memory, each one I explore
We walk hand in hand, digging our toes into the sand
Crying with laughter, we plan our happily ever after,
Eating Pasties by the sea, my forever you will be.
| Scheme | XXXXX AAXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 11110110010101 11010101111 100111111101110011 10011101110111011 01111011111 0111101101 11010011101 11101101010101 1011011101001010 1011011010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
| Characters | 507 |
| Words | 110 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
| Words per line (avg) | 11 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 195 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 53 |
About this poem
This poem I wrote for my friends church reading at their wedding. He proposed by by writing lovely things in sea shells on the beach that led to him & a ring.
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Submitted on May 17, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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