Analysis of Ghosts In The Mist



'Twas right before sunrise, early in the morn,
As I walked the foggy beach, a sense of the forlorn

The ocean rumbling, but perfectly timed,
And the sea, sky, and sand so beautifully rhymed

I was searching for meaning, peace from my sadness,
And a resolution to my mind's frenetic madness

My intention on this day, was to seek out gratitude,
For too long I had given myself endless latitude

To be bitter at the venomous, clinging to loss,
To keep my heart cold, covered by frost

Yet none of this resurrected those I miss,
An sent me deeper into a pensive abyss

So today was my day to start anew,
And with different glasses I would see the world through

I looked up from my thoughts, out at the sea,
And in the mist-laden waves, a vision came to me

Two diaphanous creatures carving waves through the water,
Who were these lone souls out in the fog at my altar?

I was transfixed by their beauty, by their athletic grace,
And in an instant, a tear streamed down my face

As they came up on the sand, these figures I knew,
Quickly they embraced and saw me in view

They walked towards me as I trembled all the while,
And I swear they both looked at me, nodded and smiled

I reached out for them, but they dissipated into ash,
And as ephemerally as they appeared, they were gone in a flash

On my knees weeping, one thing was clear,
Those men I loved would always be there.


Scheme AA BB CC DD XX EE FF GG HH II FF XX JJ XX
Poetic Form Couplet 
Metre 1101110001 1110101011001 01010011001 00110111001 111011011110 0001011101010 1010111111110 111111011010 1110101001011 111111011 1111010111 111100101001 1011111101 0110010111011 1111111101 0001101010111 10100101011010 1011110011110 11011110110101 00110011111 111110111011 1010101101 110111110101 011111111001 1111111100011 0111101101001 111101111 11111111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,379
Words 289
Sentences 2
Stanzas 14
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 38
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 76
Words per stanza (avg) 19

About this poem

It's about the hope of an afterlife, and atonement for taking those closest to us for granted.

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Written on March 27, 2022

Submitted by sircharlenesir on May 05, 2022

Modified on April 13, 2023

1:27 min read
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Jennifer Pierro Ames

Undergrad - UC Berkeley (psychology) Graduate - Brown University (psychology) Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - Purdue University Residency and diplomate status in medical oncology - University of Georgia more…

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