Analysis of In Your Garden”
Susan Mayer Brumel 1955 (Newark, NJ)
“In Your Garden”
I planted my heart in your garden
and looked on as young leaves grew
At their bend and by their pardon,
fragrant flowers blossomed too
My tree stands tall; her roots lie deep
her graceful body knowing
Your fertile earth, your faithful care-
the reasons for her growing
I found a place my heart could stay
warm, loved, and protected
Where she’d flourish day by day
-and no one would suspect it
I planted my heart in your garden-
turned, and journeyed on
I knew you would take care of her
long after I was gone…
I knew she would take care of you,
grateful for your tending
Rendering sweet scent and shade,
devotion never ending
Scheme | a Abab xcxc dxdx Axxx bcxc |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0110 110110110 0111111 11101110 1010101 11110111 0101010 11011101 0101010 11011111 110010 1110111 0111011 110110110 10101 11111110 110111 11111111 101110 1001101 0101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 658 |
Words | 128 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
This spiritual poem describes the special love shared between mother and daughter; a love that will love on even after one or both have died.
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