Analysis of The Love That Remains



The Love That Remains

The poet writes words into ashes
As if the witnesses to thoughts and feelings
Float away as dandelions on a breeze
Seldom read or remembered
Only through deeds and actions
Does Love remain on the memory.
My passion is to pursue
Whole transformation
To become the living, breathing
And walking example of
The very thing I desire and wish for.

Every waking moment is practice,
Favor and opportunity to be
An grateful observer of beauty,
Blemishes and benignity
A listener and responder
Where a lending hand
Works wonders,
Heals wounds
And reveals a heart who cares
Love, truth and acceptance
Find their way to those in need.

As a star, the sun finds its way
Across time and space
Even on my horizon
The light of God ripples
Across the waters of my soul
Touching and affecting
Every shore of my existence
Washing away the separation
Connecting me to the eternal life
Who resonates and reveals
The aperture of love and acceptance.

Copyright © 2024 Charles Edward York
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Scheme X XXXAXBXCDXX XBBAEXXXXFX XXCXXDFCXXF XE
Poetic Form
Metre 01101 010110110 11010011010 1011100101 1011010 1011010 110110100 1101101 1010 10101010 0100101 01011010011 1001010110 100010011 110010110 10001 01000010 10101 110 11 0010111 110010 1111101 10101111 01101 1011010 011110 01010111 100010 100111010 10010010 0101100101 110001 0100110010 101101 111110111101100010101010010111111010100100010110010100101010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,220
Words 229
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 11, 11, 11, 2
Lines Amount 36
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 196
Words per stanza (avg) 42

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The love of God is eternal and remains available to everyone.

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Written on April 28, 2024

Submitted by charlesedwardyork on April 28, 2024

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Charles Edward York

Charles Edward York is an author and poet activist living in Plano, Texas. He’s written over 1400 poems and published 17 books of poetry. Born in Vietnam and raised a citizen in Dallas, Texas, he writes poems that include the subjects of love and relationships, nature, social justice, including police violence against African-Americans and minorities, astronomy and others. more…

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