Analysis of Karen



Since the night God called you home by name,
Our lives here haven't been the same.
As the tears stream down our face,
Now we move on and try to find our place.
At night when I look up at the stars,
I close my eyes and wonder if you've now seen Mars.
To know you was to feel your love,
To laugh with you and hug you was a gift from above.
Your smile was a light in every room,
You helped so many people grow and bloom.
Our hearts were completely broken that day,
Now we remember how you showed us the way;
How we move forward and never look back,
How to stay the course and remain on track,
How to love one another just as Jesus said,
How to stay strong and always stay fed.
You will always hold a special place in our heart,
Forever together even when we are many miles apart.
I hope you are now at rest,
When we lost you, we lost the BEST


Scheme AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJ
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 101111111 101110101 10111101 11110111101 111111101 111101011111 11111111 1111011101101 1110101001 1111010101 10100101011 11010111101 1111001011 1110100111 111101011101 11110111 111101010101 0100101011110101 1111111 11111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 839
Words 192
Sentences 8
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 645
Words per stanza (avg) 173

About this poem

My wife wrote this poem as she was grieving the loss of her Aunt Karen, who was like a mother to her. Karen was the kind of woman that listened to everyone's problems and offered sound advice and comfort. She was a one of a kind woman.

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Written on November 01, 2021

Submitted by tobybobx on October 08, 2022

Modified on March 15, 2023

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Brandie Baker

Brandie enjoys photography and writing poetry. Today, she lives with her husband and two children in a little town in Virginia. more…

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