Analysis of Encounters
Eyes closed, rubbing in disbelief,
causing a parade of psychedelic colors and shapes that
obscure the wonderland
I have encroached upon.
Eyes wide open, images start to manifest.
A wasp, donning in a vibrant saffron hue,
performs with balletic grace,
under the spell of limerence, bestowing kisses from head to toe.
A welcoming to this magnificent kingdom.
I was left stupefied; The wasp did not bite.
An idyllic spider saunters up my arm, its velvety legs tantalize each nerve.
Envisioning a leaf as the origin, I do not swat.
Lowering my eyes down, the discovery unveils. Noticing the hairs soar, enhanced from oversized goosebumps,
afflicted by a wanderer, resting on my arm.
Dressed is the spider, in a deep shade of amber and dappled in claret,
that instinctively notices my apprehension.
To ease the fear, he graciously chants in beautiful tones, by strumming all eight legs.
I become delightfully serene.
Suddenly, my olfactory receptors led me, as if hook and bait,
to an alluring scent.
Harmonizing in a sweet smell, emerges a seductive snake.
Shimmering in a sea green shade, he
serenades in a spellbinding staccato.
Standing in shock, I shiver and shout.
The sleek, skillful and stunning serpent
points south with its forked tongue sticking out.
I remain steadfast in the serpent's suggestion and scurry.
Bang! Startled, I stub my toe;
An atomic display of lights radiates from a prismatic skyline.
Massaging my eyes, I awaken from an exquisite dream.
Scheme | XAXX XXBCXX XXBX AXXX XXXDCEXED CX X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110001 10001101010011 01010 110101 11101001110 01100010101 01111 100111010101111 010011010010 111101111 1010101111110011011 010001101001111 1001110010001100011011101 0101010010111 1101000111100101 101001001010 11011100101001110111 101010001 100101000101111101 110101 100001101000101 100001111 1001001 100111001 011001010 111111101 10110010010010 1101111 1010011110100101 010111010111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 2,251 |
Words | 274 |
Sentences | 21 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 6, 4, 4, 9, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 11 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 167 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 47 |
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Written on August 26, 2022
Submitted by springboxishappy on August 31, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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