Analysis of To my sweet young wife
I am writing umpteen verses
And my lass dances in grace.
I am glancing at the twinkling stars
And they whisper all our secret themes.
On endless beauty doth I meditate
And I am within thy supple figure.
I am scanning the distant blues
And it is all thy blushing eyes.
I am in the vale of springs
And it brings to me thy happy embrace.
I am among the cool shades
And feel thy radiant heart.
A veil of mist now embraces me
And I am lost in thy soft kisses.
I lay in this flowing moonlight
And thy coolest spot I gently kiss.
The solemn notes of this night
Unto me whisper a tale of silken nights.
In strong, surging waves
We are tossed to blissful moments.
The last traveller is now gone
The slumbering world is preparing for bed.
Like us, the candle is now burning
And my dreams are on an endless flight.
I look out of my balcony
And see a lonesome bird on its wings.
Unto the distant dales, he is making his solemn flight
Upon his wings, he is sweeping countless dreams.
Time hath separated us
But not distances, I stress.
I am hearing your silent call,
Like the singular voices of the distant woods.
We are too young to withstand,
Pearl drops are whispering in the wind.
The candle is melting through the last phase
But my pen is yet miles to go!
Like our wandering thoughts
Moon is wandering among the clouds.
And when thou art burning within me,
The passage of this night is but one moment.
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| Scheme | ABXC XXXX DBXX EAFX FXXX XXXF EDFC XXXX XXXX XXEXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11101110 0111001 1110101001 0110110101 110101110 0110111010 11100101 01111101 1100111 0111111001 1101011 0111001 011110101 011101110 1101101 011011101 0101111 10110011101 01101 11111010 01100111 01001101011 110101110 011111101 11111100 010101111 10010111101101 01111110101 111001 1110011 11101101 101001010101 1111101 111100001 0101101011 11111111 1101001 111000101 011110011 01011111110 1 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 1,429 |
| Words | 300 |
| Sentences | 21 |
| Stanzas | 10 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 41 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 113 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
About this poem
This is an obvious moment of separation and the husband is at present thinking about his young wife in this silent hour of night. He is preparing to write a love letter in the light of a burning candle and his thoughts are portrayed in the following verses. This is one of my earliest compositions and dates back to May 1978. I was then staying in New Delhi and through this poem, I can still recall the silence and veil of that night when I composed this poem. I was a bachelor then. I was sitting on my balcony and casually watching the closing moments of the day. Leaning against the picket gate, my owner’s two daughters were engaged in a light conversation with somebody when the theme struck me. more »
Written on May 05, 1978
Submitted by ravi_panamanna on December 07, 2023
Modified by ravi_panamanna on December 07, 2023
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