Analysis of Garlands of Gold
I dashed through a snowstorm, in search of a tree
I had thirteen dollars, but found one for free.
It was thrown in a pile, still nailed to a stand,
Behind stood her siblings, all bushy and grand.
I felt a connection to this small broken tree
Her life had been cut short; so similar to me...
So back through the snowstorm, and into my home
This year would be better, and not spent alone.
She drank sugar-water, while I drank my wine
We exchanged all our stories, from the on-set of time.
She spoke of her dreams; of growing so tall...
She'd be home to the squirrels, and birds; large and small.
I unwrapped my baubles, each one with a story
Each placed on a limb, and then crowned her glory...
With whispers of tinsel and a star, bright and bold,
Then wrapped this whole package, in garlands of gold.
I sat in the glow of dim Christmas lights
For two-weeks, at least, we both shared those nights.
Alone, but not lonely, all anger set free...
This little tree, had simply listened to me.
New years come, as old years go,
A time to wrap baubles and unplug the glow.
Her stories are still a large part of me:
Those bold, vivid visions, from a small little tree..
And from the curb, she sent me a wink
A nod of love, or so I think...
To this day I remember, those garlands of gold
Still wrapped around fragile limbs, and left in the cold.
I pray that her spirit will land in a tree...
One not too young; not too old, but like me!
Together we'd face this world: Tall and bold...
Home to her bird-nests, wrapped in
Garlands of Gold
Scheme | AABB AAXX XXCC AADD EEAA FFAA GGDD AADXD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110101101 11111011111 11100111101 01101011001 110010111101 011111110011 1110100111 11111001101 11101011111 10111010101111 1110111011 111101001101 101110111010 11101011010 110110001101 1111100111 1100111101 1111111111 01111011011 11011101011 1111111 01111000101 0101101111 111010101101 010111101 01111111 11110101111 110110101001 11101011001 1111111111 0101111101 1101110 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,531 |
Words | 322 |
Sentences | 20 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 145 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
About this poem
A true story about a little tree that saved me from insanity during a very hard holiday season.
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Written on November 10, 2022
Submitted by lovingempath on November 10, 2022
Modified on May 03, 2023
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