Analysis of A Life
In deepest solitude I sit,
My mind begins to stray
To thoughts of years in distant past
And coming future days.
The past lies just beyond my reach
And aching, my heart yearns
To live again those moments fair,
Those lessons to re-learn.
But fading memories of those days
Melt deep into the mist
Of Time’s dark chasm, shadow’d dim
In lost lore locked away.
Yet what I am came forth from such
That now is long forgot;
But stamped upon my features firm
Is that which now is not.
Now, forward wends my wand’ring gaze
To times as yet unseen;
The years to come hold mysteries dark,
With many tales to glean.
I know not what my life shall be,
What stories I shall weave;
But time to come is but a breath
Before the One Who sees.
Scheme | XAXB XXXX BXXA XCXC BDXD XXXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (33%) |
Metre | 0101011 110111 11110101 010101 01110111 010111 11011101 110111 110100111 110101 1111011 011101 11111111 111101 11011101 111111 1101111 111101 011111001 110111 11111111 110111 11111101 010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 706 |
Words | 139 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
As one walking through time
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Written on March 24, 2020
Submitted by Dirhaval on September 09, 2021
Modified on April 24, 2023
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