Sympathy Quartet
Fame. Footloose. Flashdance. 1974 (UK)
Sympathy Quartet
Spring makes me uneasy.
So much hope and
Potential of new beginnings.
I worry it will let me down
By Summer comes.
Summer makes me strangely sad.
Daylight at the peak.
All downhill from here.
I feel the pressure to grasp ‘joy’
before the Autumn winds blow
Autumn makes me melancholic.
Another wasted year.
Any hope left now
Rots into the sodden earth,
As Winter freezes.
Winter makes me depressed
Dark. Bleak. Endless.
I tried and it still led me here.
Give me something to get me through to
Spring. The New Year.
I don’t mean to bring you down too.
About this poem
I’m not always such a depressive soul, but acknowledging that the season impacts on my mood is powerful for me. This captures what I’ve never voiced, but always felt - especially during the last two years of carnage.
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Written on January 27, 2022
Submitted on January 30, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | XXXXX XXAXX XBXXX XXACB C |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 584 |
| Words | 122 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 1 |
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