Analysis of SEASONED LOVE



spring is here again anew
yet vibrant greens shade faded blues
i lost my love in winters chill
the sting and cold i feel it still

to make one love by will or force
is pushing string uphill of course
love and pain by time or fate
stubbornly won't separate

it started o'er a year ago
with passion only lovers know
unbridled fire blinding light
warmed us through the winter night

ice it melted spring it bloomed
from loving nights we slept till noon
o'er endless seas we sailed forever
on woven winds entwined together

in summertime's warm sand and sea
i prayed love not abandon me
but through the weeks and day to day
i slowly felt love slip away

in autumn colors' magic hue
we briefly felt romance renew
but as dying leaves raked from the lawn
our love we had was all but gone

in wintertime we had a fight
our rage and hate spewed through the night
and no more could we feel the same
with hearts too cold to light a flame

with nothing left but ash and dust
of burned out love then part we must
the love was dead our bird had flown
we cried and hugged and left alone.

with no defense from winters cold
i felt the age i felt the old
i missed the love i missed my friend
until I felt the spring again

back from black and frozen haze
i know now sad but sunny days
so turning from my odd reflection
i plan to choose a new direction

so many paths! but which to take?
dare i risk a new mistake?
the spring is here and weather fair
and every road can take me where

the love ignites the broken spirit
eyes can see and ears can hear it
broken hearts can always mend
and seasoned love may bloom again.


Scheme AXBB CCDD EEFF XXGG HHII AAJJ FFKK LLMM NNOP QQRR SSTT XXOP
Poetic Form Quatrain  (67%)
Metre 1110101 11011101 11110101 01011111 11111111 11011111 1011111 100110 110100101 11010101 01010101 1110101 1110111 11011111 1010111010 110101010 011101 11110101 11010111 11011101 01010101 11010101 111011101 101111111 0101101 101011101 01111101 11111101 11011101 11111111 011110111 11010101 11011101 11011101 11011111 01110101 1110101 11111101 110111010 111101010 11011111 1110101 01110101 010011111 010101010 11101111 101111 01011101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,609
Words 333
Sentences 5
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 48
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 106
Words per stanza (avg) 26
Font size:
 

Submitted by BB8MITH on August 13, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:41 min read
1

Discuss this Robert James Smith poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "SEASONED LOVE" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/134240/seasoned-love>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    More poems by

    Robert James Smith

    »

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    2
    days
    11
    hours
    53
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    A long narrative poem that tells the adventures of a heroic figure is called an _______.
    A ode
    B ballad
    C epic
    D sonnet