Analysis of Two Tall Buildings
They often kept my attention.
I stared at them from my classroom.
They often kept me wondering.
What were they for and who was there?
They often secured my visit.
When I realized what they stood for.
They inspired wonder and amazement.
Even as I shared the experience.
They caused my children to wonder.
They saw them for the first time.
They often are in my mind.
I can no longer view them.
They often will be in my mind.
The two tall buildings I grew to admire.
They are forever, gone, gone.
No more to view but always to share.
They are forever in my heart and mind.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLKMNDK |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011010 1111111 11011100 10110111 11001110 11101111 1010100010 1011100100 11110110 1111011 1101011 1111011 11011011 0111011101 1101011 11111111 1101001101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 585 |
| Words | 125 |
| Sentences | 18 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 17 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 442 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 109 |
About this poem
This poem is my reflection of the World Trade Centers after they were destroyed by terrorists on 9/11. I wrote it to convey my experience with the World Trade Centers including taking a group of young people from Birmingham, Alabama to New York City. I also wanted to acknowledge that my children who would see them for the very first time on 9/11 would not have the opportunity to experience what I did as a child and in my early adult life.
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Written on October 01, 2001
Submitted by cloingeorgia on February 01, 2023
Modified on April 24, 2023
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