Loneliness of One…poem from our Son Jordan Blair

Doug Blair 1951 (London)




(A contribution from Jordan Blair)


One tender leaf upon a branch
One perfect flake of snow
One grain of sand upon the tide
Wherever it may go
One bird who sings atop the pines
One lonely wolf who calls
One drop of rain aloft in clouds
And downward gently falls
One flower grows between the rocks
One word that's left unspoken
One heart alone in silence sits
And there is slowly broken.
 

About this poem

There were times when training to become an airline jet pilot, that our son Jordan would wax poetic. And very well indeed.

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Written on February 19, 2023

Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 19, 2023

Modified by dougb.21370 on February 19, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X XAXAXBXBXCXC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 391
Words 76
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 12

Doug Blair

Doug was once a lawyer. Frustrated. Went broke 1987. Turned to manufacturing. People talked straight. Worked hard. Listened when appropriate. Lead Hand Shipper and Workplace Safety. Married to Hilary 1974. Two kids Lauren and Jordan. Poet. Photographer. Hiker-photographer. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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