Analysis of Reflection



Oh my dear
Hasn't it been so long?
Long enough since we parted ways,
Hoping to find peace for some days!

But look what time has wrought,
Blessings of togetherness turned into drought.

When did we run so out of love?
Times spent together, now worn with a glove!

Let the bleakness not be lasting;
'Tis time to abandon the wounds we've been casting.

Do you remember the days home was fun?
The gaiety, the laughter, the puns that we spun.

Growing up estranged us
'How to act' prearranged thus.

In the guile of maturity
We lost the kiddish purity.

Shan't be long that we go back to fables,
Takes a lil effort that we turn the tables!

If I extend a hand, will you take it?
I'm befriending a brat, can we make it?


Scheme XXAA XX BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
Poetic Form Etheree  (25%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 111 101111 10111101 10111111 111111 10101001011 11111111 1101011101 10101110 111010011110 1101001111 0101001111 101011 111011 00110100 1101100 11111111110 10110111010 1101011111 1010011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 714
Words 159
Sentences 13
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 60
Words per stanza (avg) 15

About this poem

'Reflection' is a short,reflective poem that compels us to ponder over the relationships we've taken for granted over time. It's an awakening call to make an effort to save our precious bonds before it's too late....

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Submitted by shreya24jul on September 05, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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