Analysis of Encouragement is better than punishment
Encouragement is better than punishment which is my philosophy.
Kind words do more than harsh ones; as kind words they've always work wonders for me.
Taking little steps are much greater, than taking a leap or a stride.
Being rushed you see is not helping, and being too forceful I cannot abide.
I'm sorry if you think I am not eating enough; but sometimes I feel you are being too tough.
Months of lying in this hospital bed; I'd rather be out and be at home instead.
I don't need to be hurried or be force fed, I'm doing my best, so give me some cred.
My stomach has shrunk to half of its size and eating is a feat.
There is no room for a morsel more; as I have no appetite to eat.
As you know my breathings not good and I am finding it hard to swallow, but I will eat some more just give me some time; and I will try to eat some more tomorrow.
I'm sure I have got cabin fever; I feel the need to get some fresh air; and my backsides so numb I can't feel it, for sitting down for six hours in this chair.
The food they serve is atrocious; I can't even give it away; it lies on the plate uninviting, until the lady comes to pick up the tray.
Now it's time for the visitors to leave, although, I would like them to stay.
Just a little while longer, as I know they have had a long day.
It's now eight o'clock in the evening, and there is no noise in the halls anymore; the nurse has just started her night shift, and i haven't seen her before.
She enters my room, and says that I need rest, having looked at my vitals and checking over my chest.
On leaving the door slightly open, I can see her shadow as she passes by, and now i am in need of some water, as my throat it has gotten real dry.
Some evenings I feel a tad lonely, and sometimes I just want to weep; but most of the time, I reflect on the day, then I eventually dose of to sleep.
I truly love all my family, and appreciate all that they do; they have given me support throughout all of these months, and have all helped me in my quest to pull through.
Scheme | AABBXXB CCXXD DDXXX XX |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010011011001110100 11111111111111011 10101111011001101 10111111001011011001 110111111100110111111011 11100110111011011101 111111011111101111111 1101111111010101 11111010111111011 11111110111011110111111111110111111101 11111101011011111101111111111011110011 01111010111011011110101001010111101 11110100111111111 1010110111111011 111010010011110010101111001101101001 110110111111011110101011 11001101011101111010111011110111111011 110110110001111111110110110111010001111 11011110000101111111010101111101111011111 |
Characters | 2,017 |
Words | 427 |
Sentences | 19 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 5, 5, 2 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 81 |
Words per line (avg) | 21 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 386 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 102 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem for an elderly friend who at the time was very ill in hospital. This poem i dedicated to Ronald Baker.
Font size:
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Encouragement is better than punishment" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/139299/encouragement-is-better-than-punishment>.
Discuss this Nicola Baxter poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In