Analysis of Mama, don’t cry
Soft shadows glimmer upon my bedroom’s walls.
Under their spellbound, my heavy eyelids fall,
And as I slide into my dream of hazy clouds and nothing more,
You enter quietly the room and barely touch the floor.
Content and calm, you sit beside the bed.
I take your hand and gently rest my head.
Why are you crying, Mama? I told you, I am fine…because
Outside of these wild-blue gates, divine stillness is vast
For pain and distress remained beneath, in the uneven past.
Did you see God? - I asked just to ensure you are not merely a dream
With angels, fields, and mountains where sparkling waters stream.
My question makes you smile; you know I haven’t changed.
Did you see God? Your voice of crystal murmurs a soft, unknown tune:
I haven’t seen God’s face this afternoon.
And then, you stand. With tender wave and simple grace,
Your hand touches my face. I am at ease.
Uplifted by the wind, I care not that time begins to disengage
Leaving my world in pieces alone to arrange.
As you depart, the auburn dawn reclaims the silent skies
The echo of your words brings down your replies:
Mama, don’t cry and sadness don’t allow,
Just be at peace because God is my mother now!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111001111 101111011 0111011111010101 11010001010101 1001110101 1111010111 111101011111101 1111111011011 110010101000101 11111111011111001 1101010110101 11011111111 1111111101001011 11111101 011111010101 1110111111 10010111111011001 101101001101 1101010110101 01011111101 1011010101 111101111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,178 |
Words | 214 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 5, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 41 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 182 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
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