Analysis of Blow on Bitter Wind



Blow  On Bitter Wind

Blow on bitter wind in your reckless flight.
As the tall grass creates a fitful pattern
Violently bending to the left and right
While the pulse of life survives the bleak night

The seeds linger in the dark, frozen ground
Waiting for the sun to rouse and thaw the ice,
Latent but listening for the renewing sound
That silent, signal to lure and entice.

Soft, young buds peak through the soil
Utilizing what sweet mother earth provides.
Enduring the harshness of nature’s turmoil
Rising to flourish and proudly reside.

When splendor and beauty thrive,
And the flowers dance, we forgive
The cruelty we were forced to survive
For latent seeds are destined to live

So remember like the seeds we are special
And fated to be in love forever
To withstand the perpetual winters together
 


Scheme X AXAA BCBC DXDX EXEE XFF
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 11101 1110101101 10110101010 10001010101 1011101011 0110001101 10101110101 101100100101 1101011001 1111101 1001110101 0100101101 1011001001 1100101 00101101 010101101 110111011 10101011110 0101101010 1010010010010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 810
Words 153
Sentences 5
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 108
Words per stanza (avg) 23

About this poem

I wrote this poem for my husband when he was alive. It's an analogy about the life of lovers

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Written on February 14, 2015

Submitted by Wayneangiebrownz on August 27, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Angela Vanderslice Brown

Angela Vanderslice Brown, retired English teacher, who is currently trying her hand at free lance writing, resides in Arkansas where she spends most of her days with her children and grandchildren. more…

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