Analysis of painful memories



Wondering thoughts open portals for displaced memories.
Words cruised that boulevard carved in September’s wind,
and squeezed tears from dazzling eyes.

sensitivity will never know another heart’s displeasures,
unless tongue pluck them from mind’s controlling grip.
Laughter, unconsciously, taunts a troubled heart,
and grimace disguised in smile’s fine garb.

September’s wind blow cool on the Ohio Valley,
and trees shed leaves like sad eyes secreting tears,
alone in a Garfield Suite.
The morn signifies my final day of torture,
 then in time’s care this deep wound will heal.
Sometimes it’s hard meeting old friends.


Scheme AXX AXXX XXXXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 10011010101100 111101011 01111001 0100110101011 01111110101 1010010101 010010111 11111001010 011111111 010011 01101101110 101111111 01111011
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 620
Words 94
Sentences 7
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 6
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 39
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 167
Words per stanza (avg) 31
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 26, 2023

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Earle Francis Brown

I was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica. I was told that I can write, so I wrote and continues to write. I am currently living in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. I enjoy reading "real" poetry. My favorite books are the Pslams, Proverbs and Songs of Solomon.Poetry is not just vocabulary, and use of metaphors and formats. Don't be tricked. Poetry should speak life. I love a poem that tells a story. The most memorable poems are the ones that tell someone's story. I don't care about ratings; the truth is always hated. People are people where-ever we go. more…

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