Analysis of The Rose In Winter



A delicate crimson rose endures
The snow and winds of winter's grasp
And closes up and wilts a while
Until Summer sun it finds at last

In this world of unrighteousness
Where brutes and ogres' egos roam
And selfishness abounds like weeds
She exists in shattered form

With silent seething disillusion
And saddened, unrequited love
Maddened by the unjust acts
of those who advertised their “love”

A vain and self-indulgent god
Did seize himself her mind and oath
Presiding as the demons do
In hidden acts pronounced as gross   

Enduring the madness of matriarchs
And the hostility of tribal gang
Where smiles of familial welcoming
Turned into savage, jealous fangs  

Yet though the bitterness seeps through
And anger permeates her skin
Sweet dignity she still retains
And devotion still resides within

Her adornment incorruptible
Her spirit mild yet resolute
Did not return evil for evil
But stood and conquered it with good

Happy is she who has endured
And in mild subjection did remain
Showing honour to a painful degree
To bring honour to Jehovah's name

And though she stumbled in despair
Yet withstood for righteous sake
Her loyalty, the beast could not sever
Nor divine conscience could he break

For like the rose at winter's end
That bears a striking sharpened thorn
Her petals still are soft and pure
And her soul with beauty still adorned

For the righteous one who sees all things
And whose love she yet retains
Will never for eternity forget
The love she showed for his great name

And should she reach out and beseech
And trust his salvation once again
She would know with certainty
He has never let go her hand


Scheme AXBX AXXX XCXC XXDX AXXX DEFE BXXX XXGH XIXI XXXX XFXH XXGX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (25%)
Metre 010010101 01011101 01010101 011011111 01111 1101101 01000111 1010101 11010010 0100101 110011 1111011 01010101 11010101 01010101 01010111 01001011 0001001101 111010100 10110101 11010011 0101001 11001101 001010101 00101 0101110 110110110 11010111 10111101 0011101 101101001 11110101 01110001 1011101 0100011110 10110111 11011101 11010101 01011101 001110101 101011111 0111101 1101010001 01111111 01111001 011010101 1111100 11101101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,651
Words 302
Sentences 1
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 48
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 110
Words per stanza (avg) 23

About this poem

Dedicated to my daughter - Cheryl - who is still recovering from an abusive relationship, and is not convinced that she is lovable..

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Submitted by Moomin on June 18, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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