Analysis of A Fleeting Embrace
A stray leaf
Brushes your shoulder
In the breeze
And sees the real you
It sees hats
Changed like underwear
Just briefly
For the games you play
Your mask masks
Your soul that knows you –
The real you
Hidden deep in heart
Your purpose
Is what defines you
Belying
What is your essence
Through soft air
I flit and flutter
In your wake -
A fleeting embrace
A brief touch
Your quick glance sideways
Senses me
So, I stay a while
Why do I
Remain in your shadow
Like a nymph
Lost in your sentient?
I should leave
I’ve touched you gently
But I can’t -
I can only wait.
| Scheme | XAXB XCDX XBBE XBXX CAXX XXDX XXXE XDXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 011 10110 001 01011 111 1110 110 10111 111 11111 011 10101 110 11011 010 11110 111 11010 011 01001 011 1111 101 11101 111 01011 101 1011 111 11110 111 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 594 |
| Words | 119 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 32 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 55 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
About this poem
3oth April will be my husband's 74th birthday and I will celebrate it with his spirit that is always with me. I feel his touch, see his energy and hear his words. This poem has no punctuation as our love has no end... it continues as he waits for me...
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