Analysis of Montauk Point



Ridge sides slope  amidst  the ancient seas
grass sown seed from storm winded shores
lighthouse beacons light the shores
laden seaweeds on ragged rocks meet the crashing seas
driftwood grey smoothed lines in withered age
lay barren on sheltered coves

Ochre sand dunes Waves of gold green beach grass
sway against the winded tides
sand pipers dance on rushing surf and leave their
footprints on moistened sand
amidst nesting shells do perch
where sea sand meets the rhythm of the tides

The morning break and nights that fall upon the earthly shores
lights of misted spray of ocean winds that wake the day
eons of ages through forces of time
spontaneous movement it rides
have shaped its shores through storms  
and ebbs and flows of time  

Where ripples wash and spray it clean
the lineless lines castaway in the sediments of endless days
the chorus sounds to life
bubbling froths from shinning rocks
multitude mosaics of algae left by tide

The sound of rhythms of breaking waves
the silent voice of whispering beach grass on the wind  
the smells of briny salt and wildflower air
that wakes the senses

Pristine clean fresh alive
draws us back to where all began
seagulls wail and tremble in the air
through wind that moves like breath

Looking out seaward bound
blue gray leviathans breed amidst the blue green sea
water gushes from their spouts and belly flops in cheerful play
on a summers day  


Scheme ABBAXX XCDXXC BEFCXF XXXXX XXDX XXDX XXEE
Poetic Form
Metre 111010101 11111101 110101 101110110101 11110101 1101101 1011111111 1010101 11011101011 11101 0110111 1111010101 01010111010101 111111011101 1011011011 01001011 111111 010111 11010111 01110001001101 010111 1001111 10010110111 011101101 0101110011101 011110101 11010 101101 11111101 11010001 111111 101101 1111010111 101011101010101 10101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,421
Words 255
Sentences 1
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6, 5, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 35
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 164
Words per stanza (avg) 35
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Submitted by sunrasmoondog on June 07, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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