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!
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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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