Analysis of THE FIELD OF WHITE CROSSES

Marvin L. Lingelbach Sr. 1959 (Des Moines)



      Thousands of white crosses,
       on a field of grass so green.
        Whatever do they stand for
       whatever can they mean?
        They stand as a reminder,
       of the price that has been paid.
        For beneath each and every one,
       a hero has been laid.    
        So bravely they answered,
       whentheir country gave the call.
        For our right to freedom,
       they gladly gave their all.
        So let us not forget them,
       remember them each day.
        The price for our freedom,
       they were glad to pay.
        And when you see the fields,
       where these hero's now are laid.
        Don't forget to thank them,
       for the sacrifice they made.


Scheme ABCBDEFEGHIHJKIKLEJE
Poetic Form Etheree  (30%)
Metre 101110 1011111 101111 10111 1110010 1011111 101101001 010111 110110 110101 1101110 110111 1111011 010111 0111010 10111 011101 1110111 101111 101011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 727
Words 126
Sentences 11
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 430
Words per stanza (avg) 104

About this poem

I wrote this poem after watching the movie Saving Private Ryan. It is to honor all who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

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Written on January 05, 2001

Submitted by Mlingelbachsr on February 27, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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