Analysis of Never Hold a Wish Too Tightly
Sharon L Shoemaker 1955 (Baltimore, MOD)
NEVER HOLD A WISH TOO TIGHTLY
Never hold a wish too tightly;
Let it find its way through life.
Let it search and test the waters;
Let it stay if it is right.
Set your goals and watch them wander;
Let them soar and reach their height.
Test them lightly; give them birth but
Let your grasp on them be light.
Dream your dreams and wish your wishes;
Give them form and give them life.
Some will soar and some will falter;
Some will shine like stars at night.
Never hold a wish too tightly;
Trust to God and His wise sight.
Give your all, then let it wander;
Let it take mount and then take flight.
(c) 2020 Sharon L. Shoemaker.
Scheme | AAbxc dcxc xbdc Acdc d |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10101110 10101110 1111111 11101010 1111111 11101110 1110111 11101111 1111111 11101110 1110111 11101110 1111111 10101110 1110111 11111110 11110111 110110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 629 |
Words | 141 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
This poem, written in 2020, talks about wishes and goals. It is whimsical and has an interesting cadence.
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Written on October 15, 2020
Submitted by rsrshoemake on October 09, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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