Analysis of A Recollection, In Deep Thoughts

Hala Hameed 1963 (Maldives)



A Recollection, in Deep Thoughts!

Was that your footsteps, Ma?
Receding into the nightly darkness,
Was that your caress, Ma?
with the breeze that blew past,
Was that your fragrance, Ma?
That touched my soul so profoundly,
Was that your voice, Ma?
Echoing deep into my mind,
Did you just gently remind me, Ma?
Of the earthly do’s and don’ts,
Did you just gently stare at me, Ma?
In that earnest look that captivates,
As I delve my thoughts into the mighty sky,
Where stars endless shine up above,
As I wake up from that dreamy gaze,
Into the reality of you not being there?
Amen!


Scheme A BXBXBXBXBABXXXXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 0010011 11111 0100101010 111011 101111 111101 11111010 11111 10010111 111100111 1010101 111101111 01101110 11111010101 11101101 111111101 01010111101 01
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 566
Words 106
Sentences 9
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 17
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 223
Words per stanza (avg) 53
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Submitted on March 21, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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