Analysis of My old friend
Nikki Lauder 1979 (Taumaranui)
A single tear drops.
And as I will it’s warmth to linger,
It turns cold.
“Should I sit, my old friend?”
I close my eyes and I can hear
Laughter of times past.
A smile emerges in the corner of my lips.
“Shall we talk, my old friend?”
Eyes glazed to the distance,
Words roll from my tongue,
Slipped from within protective walls.
“Shall we remember, my old friend?”
Memories flow, causing the heart to stir.
Remembering the energy and love
Unconditional and true.
“Shall I play, my old friend?”
Fingers, knowing and practiced,
Strum the instrument,
Playing the notes of our friendship.
“Shall we cry, my old friend?”
As we exist together, yet apart.
A friendship cut short.
But I will see you again.
“Shall we say goodbye, my old friend?”
The tear threatens again as we part.
I look back over my shoulder
That was once side by side.
“We shall not, my old friend, we shall not!”
Scheme | ABCDEFGDHIJDBKLDMNODPQRDPBST |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01011 011111110 111 111111 11110111 10111 010100010111 111111 111010 11111 11010101 11010111 1001100111 0100010001 010001 111111 1010010 10100 100111010 111111 1101010101 01011 1111101 1111111 011001111 11110110 111111 111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 877 |
Words | 167 |
Sentences | 21 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 28 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 664 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 160 |
About this poem
This poem was written for a friend of mine, Aggie Aurelian, who died tragically in 2015 far too young.
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Written on 2016
Submitted by Nikkidee on September 14, 2021
Modified on April 11, 2023
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