Analysis of Growing Love
Truly nourished in their early days,
the seeds of love prepare to spread its flame,
to care and lift with open arms in ways
that keep minds free from horrid fears and blame.
These seeds well fed, no minds will grow apart ̶
nor wary hearts that have been pounding for
togetherness from the very start.
Thus love can be, and blossom more and more.
So let each human child receive its seeds,
become ̶ kept free from hate and agony ̶
the unspoiled soil that love-growth needs
to clear this world from war and tragedy.
The means are there, it’s up to us to sow
and give love space where it may grow.
| Scheme | ABABCDCDEFEFGH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101001101 0111011111 1101110101 1111110101 1111111101 1101111101 010010101 1111010101 1111010111 0111110100 00111111 1111110100 0111111111 01111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 605 |
| Words | 122 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 465 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 116 |
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Written on January 23, 2022
Submitted by ludy_b on January 23, 2022
Modified on March 23, 2023
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