Almost Speaking Love
James Schanne 1958 (Vineland)
August 22It’s spread smoothly across the breakfast toast
It’s in the morning words have a good day
It’s on the broccoli and garlic I roast
It’s always there what we forget to say
It wakes in the cooling ripples I blew
Across your coffee that was just too hot
It touches the ear with all that’s true
It’s in every meal that hits the right spot
It’s felt on your neck when I’m behind you
The breathe that tickles the child inside
The whispers we trade we privately chew
Knowing their from the heart and they’ll guide
A taste of heaven I slice just for you
All of my love That will always be true
About this poem
another sonnet for my wife
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Written on August 22, 2022
Submitted by Jim522 on August 22, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | A B A B C D C D C E C E C C |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 620 |
| Words | 131 |
| Stanzas | 14 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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