Analysis of Rose Trellis

Regina Elliott 1957 (Queens, NY)



A push-mower drones beyond
a copse thick with raspberries,
antique off-white wooden trellis
delicate banner of many
peach-hued roses
feminine in their June glory,
When they were newborns
opening
they ascended the sturdy trellis
and gracefully arced,
a floral fountain of dancers.

In the morning coolness
their tiny dew bead tears
give way to the bold sun's
flirtatious kisses grand,
as afternoon's song of
a wren's free will
enhanced my desire to
be lulled to sleep in
the shadow of maple trees,
as the coy peach roses
nod in wavelet assemblage.


Scheme ABCDEDXXCAX CXXXXXXXBEX
Poetic Form
Metre 0110101 011110 01111010 10010110 1110 10001110 1101 100 101001010 01001 01010110 001010 110111 111011 010101 10111 0111 0110101 11110 011101 101110 101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 546
Words 98
Sentences 2
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 11, 11
Lines Amount 22
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 221
Words per stanza (avg) 46

About this poem

The romance of summertide.

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Written on March 18, 2023

Submitted by on March 18, 2023

Modified on April 18, 2023

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Regina Elliott

Regina Elliott is sixty-five and resides in North Carolina. She was a 2020 Pushcart Prize nominee. more…

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