Analysis of Leaves Falling



Did you feel the touch of the Maple leaf
fall softy against your cheek?
Or, sense the thrill of the Aspen's flight
as it tumbled and rolled in the wind?
The darkening night sets the perfect stage
for a ballet of colors and shapes.
Broad leaves from stately Magnolia trees,
whisps of colors released by the Birch.
Down they tumble until caught in a
spiral that shoots them up, a fountain
of exquisite joy.
On and on they twist and turn,
Elm and Beech and needles of Pine,
willing captives of a single force
that animates all, no matter species or name.
In the hands of the wind, the mysterious wind,
all leaves, though different, are held with respect,
endowed with the freedom to bless the world,
unique in beauty and charm.
See how they dance with elegant grace
on the breath of a purposeful breeze.


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Poetic Form
Metre 1110110101 110111 110110101 111001001 0100110011 100111001 111100101 111001101 111001100 101111010 11001 1011101 10101011 101010101 110011101011 001101001001 11110011101 0110101101 0101001 111111001 101101001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 800
Words 159
Sentences 8
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 21
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 634
Words per stanza (avg) 146
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Written on January 29, 2022

Submitted by rpierce41 on February 07, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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