Analysis of New Year's Memories
Solitude, whispered sighs of quiet;
Blue skies framed behind frosted trees,
The frozen pond remains draped in isolation.
No movement, just our frosted breath
Formed across chilled lips.
Cold seeping through our winter layers.
Together we shatter the quiet
The rhythm of our blades chime,
As on musical wings we skate
Across the black icy pond.
Like happy children we delight
In the movement and the song,
Our skates make as we whiz
Around the pond hand in hand.
Later the kids and grandchildren
Will arrive to join us,
Celebrating New Years Day;
A tradition we have established.
Kids red-cheeked and excited
Will skate and tumble in the snow
While us old folks, chilled to the bone;
Gather around the bonfire,
Toasting marshmallows and hot dogs
And drinking hot chocolate to warm our icy fingers.
We find hope for the New Year,
Contained in our family gathering
But for a few more moments
The pond is our sanctuary.
Our blades glide across the ice
Making the first memories of this new year.
Scheme | ABCDEFAGHIJKLMCNOPQRSTUFVWXYZV |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 10101110 11101101 01010110010 110110101 10111 1101101010 010110010 01011011 11100111 0101101 11010101 0010001 1011111 0101101 1001010 101111 100111 001011010 1110010 11010001 11111101 1001010 1010011 01011011101010 1111011 01010100100 1101110 01110100 10110101 10011001111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 969 |
Words | 172 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 30 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 798 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 172 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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