Analysis of THE TREEHOUSE
Gerald Logie 1953 (Michigan)
I finally agreed when he turned eight
To build his ' Castle in the sky'
With wooden steps nailed up the side
Just so he could climb that high.
Four walls, about six feet tall
Although not exactly square
And little windows on every side
So he could look out everywhere.
For the roof he said, "Please daddy,
Let's not cover it all the way
Then I can see the stars at night
And feel the sun each day".
Six short days after we began
That treehouse was complete
I thought it was a work of art
He just kept saying, 'neat'!
He wanted to have an open-house
Invite his friends to come and see
We planned it for the coming weekend
But somethings just aren't meant to be.
Early Friday morning the telephone rang
A large truck hit the bus they said
Many children injured, some were fatal
And mine was among the dead.
Now, when I'm feeling terribly alone
I will climb up that old tree
And sit for hours at a time
Pretending he's still there with me.
The other day, I fell asleep there
And had the strangest, wonderful dream
About a castle in the sky
And my boy, calling down to me.
Saying Daddy, just climb the steps
That I've nailed down for you
I've got the highest treehouse of all
And I'm having open-house, for you.....
Scheme | XABA CDBD EFXF XGXG XEXE XHXH XEXE DXAE XICI |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (89%) |
Metre | 1100011111 11110001 11011101 1111111 1101111 110101 0101011001 1111110 10111110 11101101 11110111 010111 11110101 11101 11110111 111101 110111101 01111101 11110101 11110111 1010100101 01110111 1010101010 0110101 1111010001 1111111 01110101 01011111 010111011 010101001 01010001 01110111 10101101 111111 11010111 011010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,222 |
Words | 251 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 105 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
About this poem
I created this poem to help those grieving for the loss of a child. Life has a way of stealing away our love and leaving a hole we attempt to fill with grief which itself is lost love.
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Written on August 02, 2022
Submitted by jerrylogie on August 02, 2022
Modified on May 04, 2023
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