Analysis of The Final Farewell
In that quiet room where shadows play,
I saw her there, where she lay.
A silence fell, so deep and wide,
My heart just broke right there inside.
She was so still, at peaceful rest,
Upon this earth she was a guest.
My daughter, my love, in tranquil sleep,
I couldn’t help but breakdown and weep.
I collapsed upon her, holding tight,
Wishing with all my might…
For one more laugh, just one more day,
Begging for this cruel truth to fade away.
In my embrace, I tried to find,
The warmth that she left behind.
A prayer, a plea, to the sky above,
To return the light of my lost love.
But time I know waits for none,
And I knew what must be done.
With a kiss upon her brow,
I whispered my goodbyes, I’ll see you later left my lips, somehow.
I rose from her, my heart in pieces,
As the fabric of my soul creases.
With heavy shaking steps and a heavier heart,
From her stillness, I had to part.
Before I leave, my hand does rest,
Upon this blanket, soft, unpressed.
A gentle touch, a whispered sigh,
Underneath the quiet sky.
A warmth retained, though she is gone,
In this softness, love lives on.
But before I turn to face the dawn,
I touch the softness once more, and then I'm gone.
Yet in this leaving, I am found,
Her love within this blanket wound.
Though I walked away from physical form,
Our bond through love forever warm.
In heart, in soul, she walked away with me,
For in my heart she will always be!
A bond that death cannot sever,
My daughter, my love, forever and ever.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEAA FFGG HHII XXJJ CBKK LXLL MMNN OOPP |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (90%) Etheree (28%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 01101111 1101111 01011101 11111101 11111101 01111101 110110101 1111101 101010101 101111 11111111 10111011101 01011111 0111101 010110101 101011111 1111111 0111111 1010101 11011111101111 111011010 101011110 110101001001 10101111 01111111 0111011 01010101 010101 01011111 0110111 101111101 11010110111 10110111 01011101 1110111001 101110101 0101110111 10111111 01111010 11011010010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,494 |
Words | 330 |
Sentences | 19 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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My final farewell to my daughter
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