Analysis of Music of Love and Longing
I can't tell you how I smile. To every thing I write a song.
Maybe in the balance I'll cry the less when I miss you.
To bring a lifting note to my ever-brooding heart.
When you talk softly to me
through the currents in the air,
tell me why a bluesman lulls,
when his song's of darkness
with no rests.
Sing to soothe my heart once more,
with swings that smooth disharmony.
Tell me that you love me.
Better love to show me.
I'll be asleep soon,
come whisper pulses to me quietly while I'm dreaming.
I'll know you are singing to me as I compose myself
to the rhythm of your cradling heart beats.
Scheme | X X X AXXXX XA A A XX XX |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111110011101 10001011011111 1101011110101 1111011 1010001 111011 111110 111 1111111 11110100 111111 101111 11011 11010111001110 1111101111011 10101110011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 602 |
Words | 138 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 5, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 51 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
Font size:
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Music of Love and Longing" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 18 Mar. 2025. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/210289/music-of-love-and-longing>.
Discuss this Mark E. S. poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In