Analysis of Pillow Pals

Debra Tharpe 1955 (Massachusetts)



Of all the things from coast to coast
My pillows what I love most.
It holds my head with all its dreams
And listens to tomorrow's schemes.

When there are tears, it wipes them dry
So no one ever knows I cry.
If I'm  scared I hold it tight
It seems to take away the fright.

Tomorrow is a brand new day
And I'll get up and go and play.
Pillow will stay here instead
And wait for me to come to bed.


Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 11011111 1101111 11111111 0101011 11111111 11110111 1111111 11110101 0110111 01110101 1011101 01111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 396
Words 90
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 100
Words per stanza (avg) 28

About this poem

Pillow was my best friend and my security

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Written on September 13, 2023

Submitted by debrarosetharpe on September 13, 2023

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Debra Tharpe

I am 68 years old and have always loved poetry. more…

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