Analysis of Mistakes Have Occurred (fragment, in progress)
Yes, a mistake of ideal proportions
not one small stumble into an unintended land
may we need to come back and do this again
when unworried by misadventures of attraction
that welcome such wondrous blundertakes
Reminds me of others where the mind comes together
only late to some form of clarity of the unwound
where the mind and what has happened unto now
find each other in some new comprehend
with thoughts not unfamiliar to those who understand
And yet I see these shadows in my night, why so
is beyond my questions to be answered in light
I roam the shadows cast by the sleeping oaks I kiss
that I kiss only that I stay hidden from anything kind
and let me heal my weary being by the rest
this rest borrowed, lent, it appears unending
Knowing, this cannot be, the one found and the one who found me
what becomes of desire when desire hungers to be free
this desire seeks me, has my name on its blade
stay away, stay away, I say, as the sharp edge grins
May I not be slain by love, and may my wish be denied
mistakes may I not unmake, but fate, please be kind
Scheme | ABXXA XXXXB XXXCXX DDXX XC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1001101010 111100110101 11111101101 1010100101010 1101101 0111101011010 10111111001001 10101110101 111001101 11101011101 01111101111 101110111001 110111010111 11110111101101 011111010101 1111101010 101101011001111 101101010101111 101011111111 1011011110111 11111110111101 01111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,042 |
Words | 204 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 6, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 169 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
About this poem
This is a work in progress. A fiction piece that is set in the middle ages (around 1250-1475).
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Submitted by MichaelEugeneCantrall on June 22, 2021
Modified by MichaelEugeneCantrall on June 22, 2021
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