Analysis of A mathematical ray
I am as a wayward traveller,
Lost.
Lost as a wayward traveller's
Bound to be.
I tread the path I see
with no memory of the walk,
In me.
Even a wave traversing the ocean,
Knows its journey,
Though, not, its origin and end.
Even the air that flows,
Caressing the flowers,
Kissing the leaves,
Indeed, has a direction.
I move
as if to imitate,
The wave or the breeze.
Knowing full well
I do not have their purpose.
In a world where
Fullstops are stiffling,
I struggle to find a comma.
To take a break
One deserves a break,
Or so the world teaches.
I will not lie.
I'm tired
of this existence.
A mathematical ray
that moves on
Endless, through time and space.
Close these eyelids
Bid me goodbye.
I wish to curl up and sleep,
Till this world is no more.
The little human left in me,
Still hopes.
When I awake,
I shall see, not planes or angles,
But, colours.
Scheme | XXAB ACB DBX AAAD XXAXA XCX EEA FXA XXA AFXX BAEAA |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (45%) Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 111010100 1 110101 111 110111 11100101 01 1001010010 1110 11110001 100111 010010 1001 0110010 11 11110 01101 1011 1111110 0011 111 11011010 1101 10101 110110 1111 110 11010 001001 111 101101 111 111 1111101 111111 01010101 11 1101 11111110 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 882 |
Words | 204 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 59 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
About this poem
The world is a hard place to be when your pen is only true company.
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Written on October 19, 2022
Submitted by lydiapsaju on October 19, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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