On the Day of Your Death
On the Day of Your Death
January 27th 2022
This morning I am remembering
London, walking through Hyde Park
You are wearing your father’s heavy
wool coat that housed him through the war,
‘Dear John’ letters in its deep pockets.
Your hands a landscape still in mine.
We headed for the dome of the Royal Albert Hall
Death was simply not considered then in our expanding lives.
I want you back, all of you.
Everyone who has ever lost, says that.
The warmth of you, the smell of snowflakes on your shoulders.
Your happiness, intellectual levity and
deep voice where I plunged for refuge.
We left through the iron gates for
crumpets and tea knowing nothing of marriage.
How it shapes and drop kicks the
heart for muscular love.
About this poem
Every year on my husband's death day I write him a poem this is the one I wrote for this year.
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Written on January 27, 2022
Submitted by judithalison.adams on August 08, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | XX XXXAXXXXXXXXXAXXX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 737 |
| Words | 144 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 17 |
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