Analysis of Poem for Mornings



It is meant for something gathering,
Always slowly, as though we had all
The balance of our time to observe
The world being trundled by, or why
It is taking too long for dew to brighten
On the stalks of grass or how light
Has been pummeling the woodshed
Where I am watching the cat roll
Over and over until it rises
And draws itself out into a straight line.

Then I almost lose her in the sun
As she breaks for the farther field.
Where I chase after her with a yawn.
There is nothing much else I can do
As I whisper at my coffee to cool --
And like everything else, it is taking
Its own sweet time -- except maybe
To find some solace in our slow
Unbending, while the world wheels
And tilts, allowing us this chance
To count out each breath. Also that
This should become like our cat’s habit
Each time – so we can stretch limbs
To their ninth, every paw foursquare
To the happenstance of eight o’ clock.


Scheme AXXXBXXXXX BXXXXAXXXXXXXXX
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 111110100 11011111 0101101101 011010111 11101111110 10111111 1110001 11110011 1001001110 0101101011 11110001 11110101 111100101 111011111 1110111011 011011110 11110110 111100101 101011 01010111 11111101 1101110110 1111111 111100111 10101111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 884
Words 177
Sentences 5
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 10, 15
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 354
Words per stanza (avg) 89
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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