Analysis of Safe with Me
Hidden are the tides that roll
in depths of endless sea.
The moon confides where currents go--
a secret safe with me.
Shyly, there, a blossom blooms,
unfolding from her leaves.
Savoring her light perfume,
her secret’s safe with me.
Carried on the wind, are songs,
confessions of the spring.
The bashful birds must sing along,
their secrets-- safe with me.
Subtly the first star hints
what wonders she may be.
Falling for a heart below,
the secret’s safe with me.
Barely on your lips, a word,
unwittingly set free.
The easiest of those to keep,
your secret’s safe with me.
Scheme | XABA XXXA XXXA XABA XAXA |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (60%) Etheree (35%) |
Metre | 1010111 011101 01011101 010111 1010101 010101 1000101 010111 1010111 010101 01011101 110111 1000111 110111 1010101 010111 1011101 010011 01001111 110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 558 |
Words | 101 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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