Analysis of Rosie Knows



Rosie knows the bluebird’s loss
when clipped of feathered wing,
And why when bunny’s
snatched by fox,
its mama grieves the spring

Rosie knows the lightning strike
is followed by the blast,
And how to wish with all her might,
the suffering won’t last

Rosie knows that hunger pangs
consume you in the dark,
Though evilness snuffs out the light,
there’s evermore, a spark —

Rosie knows there’s always hope
your troubles soon will end,
That caring folks will help you cope,
and all your wounds will mend…

Rosie knows —I saw it there
in bright and soulful eyes,
That she no longer has to bear,
a cruel and lonely life

Rosie knows her heart is safe,
her body free from harm-
When she is in the warm embrace
of Mema’s loving arms

Rosie knows how grateful feels,
her big tail sprightly swishes —
The ones she loves and who love her,
have granted all her wishes!


Scheme ABAXB XCDC XEDE FGFG HXHX XXXX XIXI
Poetic Form
Metre 101011 111101 0111 111 110101 1010101 110101 01111101 010011 1011101 011001 111101 11001 101111 110111 11011111 011111 1011111 010101 11110111 0100101 1010111 010111 11100101 11101 1011101 0111010 01110110 1101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 914
Words 184
Sentences 1
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 22

About this poem

One day I met a woman sitting on the beach, hugging a big dog that was sitting in her lap. The woman told me that she rescued Rosie a few months earlier, and shared with me some of what she endured before they rescued her. You could see in Rosie’s eyes how grateful she was and how much she and her Mema loved each other. I was so moved by this experience, that I wrote a poem for them.

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Written on September 11, 2024

Submitted by susan.brumel on January 13, 2025

Modified by susan.brumel on January 13, 2025

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Susan Mayer Brumel

A few years ago, I retired from a thirty-five year career in hospice counseling, at which time I began writing poetry. My poems are influenced by my patients’ journeys, the compelling beauty of nature, and the human condition. A lover of all animals and most people, I enjoy spending time in nature, long walks, and reading Pablo Neruda, Blake, William Carlos Williams, James Joyce, Mary Oliver, Emily Dickinson, Maya Angelou, Leonard Cohen, and more. Baudelaire tells us to ‘be drunk’ on something every day; I am drunk on poetry and intend never to be sober! more…

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