Analysis of Fare thee well
Mark A Klein 1965 (Cairo)
Fare thee well my southern land
Home of old
Not much left of her
But memories of what once was
Vacant lots where chapels stood
Left barren and flat
Broken brick and glass
Are now their foundation
Bustling streets can be seen
In books that speak of her demise
Buildings of great architecture
Spread out as rubble under foot
To stand and gaze upon her streets
Where our paths had taken shape
I feel the sadness in flashing memories
But smile at the joy in its reflection
The love that remains for this ghost
In the hearts of those who call her home
Tender are her caretakers
Making the best of what remains
When reunited we feel as one
As if our roots were all the same
We speak of her as if she still stood proud
Fighting for the glory she still has left to give
From these ashes can she rise again
As prayed for with each nights breath
To save her which is loved so much
For nowhere else can we call home
Scheme | XXAX XXXB XXAX XXXB XCXX BXXX XXXC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111101 111 11110 11001111 101111 11001 10101 111010 1001111 01111001 1011100 11110101 11010101 11011101 11010010100 1110101010 01101111 001111101 101010 10011101 10101111 111010101 1110111111 101010111111 111011101 1111111 11011111 1111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 917 |
Words | 189 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 104 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
My hometown Cairo Illinois was a bustling town with a great future. After corruption and race riots it has dwindled to nothing but a ghost town written about for its great demise.
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