Analysis of To The Dirt
Lisa Campbell 1966 (Ohio)
For 55 years it’s been you and me
We created a beautiful life
And three children that are loved beyond words
So blessed and happy
Now you sit and stare out the window
Family photos kept on your lap
Time is lost and doesn’t matter
Past and present mix together
The future slipping into the ether
If you forget me
I will tell you the story of us
And I will hold you close
In the darkest of night
Until the sun comes up
All the things you like to do
So simple, perhaps ordinary
They are the most beautiful
And I will do them for you
I will play your favorite songs
Finish reading that book you couldn’t put down
I will walk in the rain
Have a glass of pink rose’
Look for wheat pennies in the change jar
Make a wish on a shooting star
I braid your hair with ribbon you saved from our wedding day
I place in your hands a single dried flower from your bouquet
Living with you was so very easy
Letting go, Impossible
I made a vow to you then and honor it now
For our time together here on earth
I love you always
It’s you and me to the dirt
Scheme | AXXA XXBBB AXXXX CADC XXXXEE FFAD XXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111101 101001001 0110111011 11010 111011010 10011111 1110110 10101010 0101001010 11011 111101011 011111 001011 010111 1011111 11001100 1101100 0111111 11111001 1010111111 111001 101111 111100011 10110101 111111011110101 110110101101101 1011111010 1010100 110111101011 1101010111 1111 1101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,056 |
Words | 223 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 5, 4, 6, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 117 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
About this poem
This poem is about life and love.
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Written on June 23, 2022
Submitted by lisacampbell29 on June 23, 2022
Modified by lisacampbell29 on June 23, 2022
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