Analysis of One Perfect Summer's Day
One perfect summer's day I walked o'er field and
country lane.
The sights and sounds of nature in her glory filled me
fain.
Strolling through these environs would lighten any load,
So on I went, till presently I found a winding road.
It led up to a grassy knoll, which seemed to beckon me,
And then a gentle breeze did blow, as if to say, "Come,
see!"
I trod along the rising path with easy, measured stride,
And soon upon the crown I stood, to view the other side.
The vista there revealed to me was wonderful indeed,
With rolling hills, a glistening stream, and fields of
flowering seed.
There on the slope before me, a maiden I did find;
Her beauty was beyond compare in all of womankind!
An angel without wings was she, with hair as black as
night;
Her eyes, the colour of the skies in cool, clear morning
light.
She turned and looked — my heart stood still! One word
escaped from me:
"Beautiful!" was all I said, barely audibly.
She smiled and walked toward me; with graceful gait she
flowed.
And then she spoke in dulcet tones, this strange,
romantic ode:
"I am the woman of your dreams; I knew you'd climb
this hill.
But you've not truly found me yet; perhaps you never
will!"
I reached out then to touch her, but woke up with a
start!
The room was dark and silent; I only heard my heart!
I thought that I could see her, standing in the gloom.
She wasn't there, but still, I swear, I smelt her sweet
perfume!
Copyright © Robert Haigh 1995
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101101111010 101 0101110001011 1 1011010110101 11111100110101 11110101111101 0101011111111 1 11010101110101 01010111110101 01010111110001 110101001011 1001 1101011010111 010101010111 1100111111111 1 010110101110 1 1101111111 0111 100111110100 110101111011 1 0111010111 0101 110101111111 11 1111011101110 1 111111011110 1 0111010110111 111111010001 110111111101 01 10101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,513 |
Words | 279 |
Sentences | 19 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 5, 5, 7, 8, 6, 1 |
Lines Amount | 38 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 162 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
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