Analysis of Time



Early in the morning on a winter’s day at sunrise
My eyes are closed to the world around me..
My mind has become tragic literature-

The sun rests low behind the mountains,
The grass is greener than polished emerald
Reflecting illumination so frighteningly bright.
I am stunningly terrified as echoed within the dewdrops-

My tears hit the ground in staccato rhythm.
Life has been a catastrophic musical -
A wall clock only I can see belittles me
As I weep a multitude of tears-

My time is running out and the cold wind blows
The leaves upon the trees surrounding-
Hell exists on this earth- terror, and dismay-
On the brink of disaster,
I can see my reflection in a nearby creek
As I cry out in fear-

If I were an adventuresome, and vibrant rare bird
I would spread my wings and fly
To my bastion beyond a multitude of cirrus clouds
That decorate the skies.

The sun shows its face above the mountaintops
While trees shiver in the wind-

I see the hands upon that wall clock spiraling out of control..
I can still see the sun falling behind the mountains when dusk sets in
Leaving me in the darkness-

The full moon wanes and the stars are coming out-
I spread my flamboyant wings and soar into the night.


Scheme ABC XXDA XXBX XXXCXX XXXA XX XXX XD
Poetic Form
Metre 1000101010111 1111101011 11101101000 011101010 0111011010 0100010110001 11100101100101 1110100110 1110010100 011101110101 11101011 11110100111 010101010 10111110001 1011010 111101000111 111101 1101010001011 1111101 1110010101101 11001 0111101010 1110001 1101011111001101 11110110010101110 1010010 01110011101 1110101010101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,194
Words 225
Sentences 7
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 4, 6, 4, 2, 3, 2
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 120
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted by claudiakrizay on September 14, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Claudia Krizay

I am a 65 year old woman living with schizophrenia. My poetry is an expression of my inner self and my way of coping with difficult times and enjoying good times through my writing and artwork I have found a place for myself in this world. more…

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