Analysis of Mirror

Sherry Caayupan 1980 (Davao city)



A grain of sand speaks more than the imprints,
On the sand beside the shore of love;
That every speck of it counts and builds a mirror,
A reflection of undying beauty seen so beauteously as a pure white dove;

A single speck sparkles as it shows shimmering light,
Strong enough to brighten a more beautiful day;
As strong as stars that shine in the night,
Every star as a speck of sand glitters by the ocean way;

A shore of endless purity,
A well to be wished of love;
Is an anticipation bound to be in heaven's glory,
Of which merriment so endless as the skies above.


Scheme XAXA BCBC DADA
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 0111111001 101010111 1100111101010 001010101011110111 0101101111001 101110011001 111111001 1001101111010101 01110100 0111111 11001011101010 11111010101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 569
Words 121
Sentences 1
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 37
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 149
Words per stanza (avg) 36

About this poem

This poem is about the beautiful reflection of love.

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Written on May 10, 2022

Submitted by Pink_Crystal on May 10, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Sherry Caayupan

Sherry Caayupan is a poet from the Philippines. more…

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