Analysis of Web of Loneliness and The Spider's Lament
Eugene Dima 1969 (Vermont)
Shiny,silky strands
Glistening silver white
Caught my attention
You drew me in and I was yours
Ensnared in a dreamlike trance
You spun so gracefully and masterfully
With beauty and confidence
Until I was completely locked in your web
No matter how hard I fought
I pushed, pulled kicked and fought with all my might
But I could not break free
And as I resigned myself to this truth, I was happy
For I had found my place in your world
Locked in your embrace until I died...
But that was long ago.
And you have lost interest in me
The shine has faded and the silver white strands are now loose and gray
They have become frayed and tattered and show their age
So you moved on
Spinning new more beautiful rings of silky shiny silver white strands
Not quite out of sight
But well beyond my reach
Though, I could probably break free
For my ties are now so old and weak
I know I could break free
If I pushed and pulled, twisted and tore myself away
I could get out of this web and break your trance over me
For now I can not stand this place,
Caught somewhere between life and death.
I must escape your web
Perhaps I will try tomorrow..
The Spider's Lament
Where have you gone?
My lovely delicious prey
I spun my finest for you
I danced and worked meticulously to draw you in
And you came!
And I ensnared you!
Oh you put up such a fight.
So I wrapped you up tightly and spun my silky strands for you
Oh that was so long ago
And now you have stopped.
I thought you were dead
You quit fighting, struggling, pushing and pulling
Have I lost you?
I see you,
Yet I feel that you are already gone.
You have lost interest in me
So, I tried to get your attention
Spinning new more intricate and beautiful strands
Tightly wound rings that glisten in the sunlight of day and hold firm against the dew of a chilly spring morning
But still no reaction from you...
Do Something! Please!
Push
Pull
Fight
Kick
Scream
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11 100101 11010 11100111 010011 11110001000 1100100 01110101011 1101111 1111011111 111111 0110111111110 111111011 101010111 111101 01111001 0111000101111101 110110100111 1111 10111001110101011 11111 110111 11110011 111111101 111111 111011001101 11111110111101 11111111 1101101 110111 0111101 0101 1111 1100101 1111011 1101010001110 011 01011 1111101 111111001110111 1111101 01111 11101 111010010010 1111 111 1111110101 1111001 111111010 101110001001 10111100011101101011010110 11101011 1101 1 1 1 1 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,900 |
Words | 367 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 14, 8, 2, 3, 3, 1, 1, 19, 1, 6 |
Lines Amount | 58 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 150 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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