Analysis of Early Sunday Morning
Carol Bylsma 1941 (Los Angeles)
It’s Sunday morning early
She pilfers produce at the farm to school garden.
An old woman and her dog
Gleaning neglected green chilis and a few tomatoes.
Only on Sunday morning early.
Early before the village awakes.
| Scheme | ABCDAD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111010 110011011110 1110001 1010110001010 10111010 10010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 217 |
| Words | 40 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 174 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
About this poem
I am the old woman in this poem. This poem grew from my foraging habit.
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Written on August 20, 2023
Submitted on January 08, 2024
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