Analysis of Sweet Siobhan



Sweet little Siobhan  - Hilton Thomas

For a long time, there was a sigh.
For even longer, there was this earnest crave.
And lately, there was a very audible prayer by all.
We needed a girly girl amongst the three boys.

Okay, there was no prescription to the Lord.
neither was anyone put under pressure to bring her.
And don’t get me wrong, I beg.
The three little men really filled our lives.

Though in the end, there is this wish to fulfil.
For like any grandmother loves to have grandsons
Most grandfathers also expect to have granddaughters.
Making grandma argue: I also want a girl to hold.

And then you came:
Siobhan – the Lord is gracious
Azania – because the Lord has heard
Neethling – us who are in need.

So, fare thee well, our fair granddaughter.
Live fuller than we could ever dream of.
Reach higher heights then we could ever perceive
And may all the world cover you in love.


Scheme A XXBX XCXX BXXX XAXX CDXD
Poetic Form
Metre 11011010 10111101 11010111101 01011010100111 11001101011 1111010101 1011011010110 0111111 01101101101 1001111111 1110101111 11010011110 10101011010111 0111 101110 1010111 111101 111110110 1101111011 11011111001 0110110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 901
Words 184
Sentences 15
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 116
Words per stanza (avg) 28

About this poem

Written in gratitude for the birth of our granddaughter

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Written on March 21, 2023

Submitted by haciti85 on March 24, 2023

Modified on March 27, 2023

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Hilton Thomas

Retired operational manager of Nuclear Medicine Radiography. Married to Elize for 35 years. Two daughters and two sons-in-law. Three grandsons, with a granddaughter coming in April 2023. more…

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