Analysis of I wish...



Oh, how I wish there were a way to see you just once more,
I'd wrap my arms around you like so many times before.
This time would be different, a tighter squeeze, longer stance
Oh, what I would give for just one more chance.
I'd say all the words I've said a thousand times again and take my time to just breathe you in
The pain of losing you has simply shattered my heart
They say grieving is a process, one I don't know how to start.
All the tears I've cried would surely form a river; salty water warmed with sorrow yet cold enough to cause a shiver.
I know you're up in heaven with the angels smiling down
I know you're always with me, I feel your Prescence all around
The earth just keeps on turning, two more trips around the sun, while I'm stuck on auto, all out of places to run.
Sorrow always finds me, there is no place to hide, I wear it for a dress, full of bitter pride.


Scheme AABBCDDEFGHI
Poetic Form
Metre 11111001111111 11110111110101 11111000101101 1111111111 1110111010101011111110 0111011101011 11101011111111 10111110101010101110110111010 11110101010101 1111111111101 011111011101011111101111011 1011111111111110111101
Characters 883
Words 182
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 57
Words per line (avg) 15
Letters per stanza (avg) 680
Words per stanza (avg) 176

About this poem

I wrote this poem for my mother who passed away from cancer just over two years ago. I miss her every day.

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Written on November 18, 2022

Submitted by donna.payne73 on November 18, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Donna Chadwick

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