Analysis of Mum
Robert loughran 1962 (Ireland)
I could find no ending to my mother's love, or even a beginning.
No scale, no start,no ending point,
It was simply beyond all measure.
Always there, the air in which we lived,
the total background in our upbringing..
It held us up, it flowed unbound,
no break in it was ever found.
A seamless river of unquestioning love,
never withheld,it flowed without cessation.
Beneath our feet and in skies above,
it filled our lives with the truest love,
It did not need creation.
For It was beyond volition or control.
Love is all and everything my Mother is,
Love the very substance of her soul.
| Scheme | A X X X A B B C D C C D E X E |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 111110111011100010 1111101 111001110 11010111 010101010 11111101 11011101 01010101001 10110110 0110100101 1110110101 1111010 11101010101 1110101101 101010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 602 |
| Words | 136 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 15 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 31 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
About this poem
About a nature that knew and expressed only love.
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Written on March 04, 2024
Submitted by robertl.92681 on March 04, 2024
Modified by robertl.92681 on March 04, 2024
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