Analysis of Same Difference



I’m with child, my daughter says to me
Our first grand, goodness, what will it be?
I have more news for Mimi and you
Are you sitting down? OK, there are two

I know you’ve always outdone others
An now twins, starting out as a mother
Two new hearts begin to beat
Although together but yet to meet

It doesn’t matter whether girl or boy
I can guarantee they’ll be twice the joy
They are the same in our hearts and mind
Equally in our hearts they’re two of a kind

Matching noses, mouth and eyes
When one feels pain, the other cries
Their names should rhyme say you and I
Chaola, you’re blessed with Sarai & Lynai

We lay them down and watch them sleep
And pray the Lord their souls to keep
As they prepare to play life’s game
Each heart is different but look the same

One loves to read, the other dance
So life will give them both a chance
To see what challenges come their way
Different choices made on the same day

Can’t miss a day without the other
Still not the same without their Mother
When they’re together everything’s the same
Separated, life is a different type of game

Some ask how do you tell who’s who
Just pay attention as they approach you
But each look the same as cute as the other
Yet they’re quite different, just ask their mother


Scheme AABB XCDD EEFF GGXX HHII JJKK CCII BBCC
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 111110111 1011101111 111111001 1110111111 11111110 1111011010 1110111 10101111 111010111 110111101 1101010101 100010111101 1010101 11110101 11111101 111111 11110111 01011111 11011111 1111001101 11110101 11111101 111100111 1001011011 110101010 110101110 110101001 100110100111 11111111 1101011011 11101111010 11110011110
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,274
Words 247
Sentences 3
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 122
Words per stanza (avg) 30

About this poem

This one is specially meaningful because our outstanding Daughter who always seems to outdo others gave us twin grands by the grace of God.

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Written on February 27, 2010

Submitted by Michajr on July 10, 2021

Modified by Michajr on May 22, 2024

1:14 min read
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Maurice Travis Simmons

Retired USAF, Father, Papa, family, music and poetry lover. more…

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