Analysis of The Momentary Daddy
My airplane landed and finally,
I'd traverse the concourse be home by three.
A tug on my pant leg I turned to see, a tearful child looking up at me, crying daddy, daddy!
Words aimed at me never heard before,
My heart jumped wildly then fell to the floor.
As her brown eyes met mine momentarily, I had found the daughter who would never be.
That moment so solemn yet fleeting,
That moment that my heart stopped beating.
The look when she knew I'm not him,
That moment of sorrow so grim.
Her countenance changed she ran madly,
Alone in my grief, she found daddy.
She leapt with great joy to his arms.
I smiled through my tears thankful she wasn't harmed.
Many questions unanswered in this childless state
In heaven assurance all tears dissipate.
Scheme | AA A BB A CC DD AA XX EE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11100100 110011111 0111111111010110111101010 111110101 1111011101 101111010011101011101 110110110 110111110 01111111 11011011 010011110 010111110 11111111 11111101101 10101001101 0100101110 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 753 |
Words | 157 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 65 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
About this poem
The fleeting moment I became a father in an airport concourse. Dedicated to all hopeful yet childless couples.
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