Analysis of Simple Pleasures
On your knee, in the lamplight
dipping buttered toast in your coffee,
I hear the hush of the silent house.
The other children gone off to school,
you and I sit together
alone in the dim morning light
full of love and trust
chattering to one another about
simple times with unfurrowed brows.
We were so close then.
I hold that memory in my mind
like an old black and white photograph
one would carry in a wallet worn soft
from years of riding in a back pocket
a photo
showing the ones you love
the most beautiful mother
the best loved and dearest held
the treasured one--
to be shown far from home.
Scheme | ABCDEAAAFGAHAAAIEAJK |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Etheree (35%) |
Metre | 111001 101010110 110110101 010101111 1011010 01001101 11101 1001101001 101111 10111 111100011 11110110 1110001011 1111000110 01 100111 0110010 0110101 0101 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 578 |
Words | 114 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 475 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 114 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 34 sec read
- 0 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Simple Pleasures" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 2 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/84144/simple-pleasures>.
Discuss this Mollie R. Hoerres poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In