Analysis of Hush, Promise
Flo Estrada 1974 (Philippines)
He promises to be loving for the rest of their life
Shelter her from any harm nigh or far
Whispers comfort, soul dancing in euphoria
Through hell or high waters, they will hold hands tight.
Grow old in silver hair, grandchildren insight
Happy as can be, live a happy-ending life.
No more.
As time goes by, the truth unfolds.
Loving has no stars while the moon shines just when he desires
Such shelter is full of cloud darkened thunder hitting like lightning bolts
The comforting whispers are typhoon blows displace her whole being
Hell bending to its lashing and whips she holds tight to God
Her hair is turning silver, oh she grows old fast
An air of arrogance circumvent as if he is adonis
Bow and beg, tears flow river wide
Promise, hush, ends so soon.
Prayer, cease it, please.
Scheme | ABCDDAEFGHIJKLMNO |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11001110101111 1001101111 101011000100 11111011111 110101101 101111010101 11 11110101 101111011111010 11011111010101101 010010111010110 11011100111111 011101011111 111100011111010 10111101 101111 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 783 |
Words | 143 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 17 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 623 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 145 |
About this poem
It is all about a battered wife who believes in the promise and later realizes that she became broken. She is committed to marriage after all her situation yet she keeps praying until the time she wished to end the marriage.
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Written on July 28, 2021
Submitted by estradaflorisa on October 24, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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