The Water
A.D. Small 1987 (Indiana)
The Water
My heart is broken
From all the tears not spoken
From the time that feels stolen
And from love not awoken
If I could give you more time I would
I'd give you the world if I could
Just to know that you are good
Then it would be understood
That your love was strong
And you healed what was wrong
You danced to a different song
And it seems now you don't belong
But, I will love every second I see you
If it's the last thing I do
To God my prayers are sent to
That he will continue to guide you
Momma you will always be my fighter
With each step you will feel lighter
As the silver strings pull tighter
You will see them again in the water
A.D. Small
September 24, 2019
I wrote this a few days after my Momma died.
Font size:
Submitted by amberp.35129 on December 23, 2021
Modified by amberp.35129 on January 20, 2024
- 47 sec read
- 6 Views
Quick analysis:
| Scheme | AAAABBBBCCCCDDDDEEEE XE X |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 724 |
| Words | 154 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20, 2, 1 |
4 fans
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Water" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/116395/the-water>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss the poem The Water 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