Analysis of The Beltane Fires.



As April leaves us like a lamb
May comes dancing in
The sunlight glowing up the sky
And celebrations can begin.

Come see the daylight as it bursts
Upon the rocky shore
And we can light the Beltane fires
And winter is no more.

With oak and ash and willow,
Rowan, holly too
The nine woods of the Beltane
Will perform their task for you.

Hawthorn, hazel, Alder join
And birch with silver bark
So now the ritual fires can guide
New life from winter’s dark.

Come spirits of the forest
Dance within the smoke and sing,
Of our Beltane fire we light for you
And fertility you bring.


Scheme XAXA XBXB XCAC XDXD XECE
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 11011101 11100 0110101 0010101 1101111 010101 01110110 010111 110101 10101 011101 1011111 110101 011101 1101001011 111101 1101010 1010101 1101101111 0010011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 586
Words 120
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 22

About this poem

Celebrating the coming of summer. The celebration of Beltane the pagan festival. It’s about joy and the end of winter, fertility, crops and happiness.

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Written on April 09, 2023

Submitted by Emagtuk on May 01, 2023

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