Analysis of WHERE IS MY MOTHER
On this day~ Distance~ From the other Today
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Has time been frozen~ with all my tears
No one wants to see me this way~ No one wants to hear it
My smile is gone~ The pain~ I cannot bare it
I had to stay so strong~ so long~ I had to stand so tall
My Father is not here~ My Son is battling cancer
WHERE IS MY MOTHER
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“Carry On…Carry On~with the Grace of God beside you~
Someday you will know the answer”
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My shoulders feel so weakened~ My heart so sad~ So long
My Son is cured~ Thank you God
But~ WHERE IS MY MOTHER
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A moments deep breath~ Today~ has awakened all my senses
The sun has thawed the frozen years~ I begin to feel~
Feeling all the sadness
WHERE IS MY MOTHER
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The tears~ so fresh~ how could this be
This day~ so like another
The tears keep pouring down my face
I cry out~ WHERE IS MY MOTHER
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On this day~ I look up at the big blue sky~ And know
My Mother is Home~ Safe~ Beside my Father
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Scheme | x xaaxbB xb xxb xxxB cbxb xb cx |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (27%) |
Metre | 11110101001 1 111101111 11111111111111 11110111011 11111111111111 11011111110010 11110 1 10110110111011 1111010 1 1101110111111 1111111 111110 1 010110110101110 0111010110111 101010 11110 1 01111111 1111010 01110111 11111110 1 1111111011101 11011101110 1 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,392 |
Words | 193 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 28, 2 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 340 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 96 |
About this poem
It has been four years since my Mother passed. I have never mourned her loss. I had to carry on for my Son, who needed chemo treatments right after my Mom passed. Finally, I was able to breathe and mourn the loss of my Mom and feel the pain and sadness of losing my Dad, years prior. I had to be strong for my Mom and then I had to be strong for my Son. It is so important to mourn your loss. It releases the pain and fills the void with acceptance and peace.
Written on September 22, 2023
Submitted by Caliconine on September 27, 2023
Modified by Caliconine on October 12, 2023
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