Analysis of Roses and Thorns
Doug Haberman 1959 (Albuquerque, NM)
Here in life’s garden
The world around me
Has been reborn
Roses surround me
Their sweetness bathes the air
But I find it hard to care
So I retreat to my cocoon
My lonely lightless room
I wish I could butterfly
Into someone rare
Widen my eyes
To take in more beauty
Sharpen my senses
To feel more acutely
But always for some reason
Darkness calls
The garden will
From time to time
Lure me out again
But not to cherish roses
Only, yes, their stems
And every day that passes
Is a day
I don’t love petals
Every day that passes
Is a day I’m not reborn
And every day that passes
I feel forced
To wonder why
I’m always, always, always
Drawn to thorns
| Scheme | abcbddxxedxbfbax xxxfxGxxgcGxexx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10110 01011 1111 10011 110101 1111111 11011101 11011 111110 0111 1011 110110 10110 111010 111110 101 0101 1111 11101 1111010 10111 01001110 101 11110 1001110 1011111 01001110 111 1101 1111 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 653 |
| Words | 127 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16, 15 |
| Lines Amount | 31 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 255 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 63 |
About this poem
Sometimes, sadness wins out. Maybe too often for too many.
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Written on May 24, 2022
Submitted by DougHaberman on May 24, 2022
Modified on April 09, 2023
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