Analysis of The Tragedy Of Monaco

Francisco Mendez 2000 (Marco Island)



wings that once danced with the winds grace

curtains call. closing time

the final act, the stage embraced.

Now, a bird is faced with fate worse than death itself

wings worn thin. soon grounded, flightless, bound.

Oh, to all places it could have been!

Winters spent, isolated.  it finds itself alone,
It's once vibrant colors now found monotone.

To summer’s scorch  
seeking refugee amongst the shade of the oak.

where else is there to go?

the bird asks to itself all while watching the nest above take their stance.  

It’s a shame really…

Oh, to all the places it could have been.


Scheme X X X X X A BB XX X X X A
Poetic Form
Metre 11111011 101101 01010101 101111111101 111110101 111101111 101100110101 1110101110 1101 101000101101 111111 01110111100101111 10110 1110101111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 604
Words 125
Sentences 12
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 38
Words per stanza (avg) 9

About this poem

This poem first published in 2024. serves as a poignant meditation on the limitations we face and the potential we may never realize. Through the metaphor of the grounded bird, and the devastating impact of losing the ability to fly, a death sentence for a creature so dependent on the skies.

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Written on March 10, 2023

Submitted by Paco. on January 12, 2024

Modified by Paco. on February 29, 2024

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