Analysis of Cherished Thoughts of Jessica
You must remember this:
The bliss,
The little child you loved to kiss,
The baby born to soothe
your heart.
From whom you thought you’d
never part.
While pain is fresh, your eyes
will weep.
Yet this, the memory you
must keep.
That this small child that you
well knew,
managed to grow and live
with you,
to forge friendships with old
and new,
to have a smile for all
she met,
a loving friend to every
pet.
God blessed her with a
special gift.
She came to earth our hearts
to lift.
While some may question
Jessie’s plight,
God made this child to be
just right.
He fashioned her to live
a life,
full of wonder, without
strife.
And so she grew to serve
the Lord.
We praise her life with one
accord.
Lifted up, she dwells
on high.
Though far away, she’s still
quite nigh.
Lord, grant her peace, eternal
rest.
We thank you, Lord, our lives
you’ve blessed.
And while we mourn, still you
we praise,
with love sublime, to give us
Grace.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110101 01 01011111 010111 11 11111 101 111111 11 1101001 11 111111 11 101101 11 111011 01 110111 11 01011100 1 11010 101 1111101 11 11110 11 111111 11 110011 01 111001 1 011111 01 110111 01 10111 11 110111 11 1101010 1 1111101 11 011111 11 1101111 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 944 |
Words | 211 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 49 |
Lines Amount | 49 |
Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 710 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 176 |
About this poem
This poem honors the memory of a young woman, Jessica, daughter of an evangelical Hungarian pastor, and his wife,who, in November 2021, at a very tender age, and challenged all her life as an autistic young woman, perished from the pandemic illness of COVID-19.
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Written on November 12, 2021
Submitted by karlcfolkes on November 12, 2021
Modified on April 13, 2023
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