Analysis of Stones



As I walk
through growing dusk
cold wind blows
scattering dry leaves

stones do lie
about my feet
hidden secrets
that I could see

if I would stop
and pick one up
what hidden treasures
might I find

a geode filled
with crystals bright
glittering gems
shining bright

a fossil from
a ancient day
memory of what was
now locked away

perhaps a jewel
there might be
just waiting there
for me to find

yet in the darkness
I do not care
I walk on
do not stop to see

so many stones
have I once held
too many stones
I’ve tossed away

in growing night
as wind does chill
continue I
just on my way

perhaps in dawn
of nother day
shall I search
and treasures find


Scheme XXXX AXXB XXXC XDXD XEXE XBFC XFXB GXGE DXAE XEXC
Poetic Form Tetractys  (58%)
Etheree  (30%)
Quatrain  (20%)
Metre 111 1101 111 10011 111 0111 1010 1111 1111 0111 11010 111 011 1101 1001 101 0101 0101 100111 1101 01010 111 1101 1111 10010 1111 111 11111 1101 1111 1101 1101 0101 1111 0101 1111 0101 1101 111 0101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 675
Words 137
Sentences 1
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 40
Letters per line (avg) 13
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 52
Words per stanza (avg) 13
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Submitted by wakofoed on December 03, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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William A. Kofoed

William A. Kofoed was born in Logan Utah. He now lives in Magna Utah. He was a member of Mormon Youth Chorus and the Jay Welch Chorale. He is a published photographer. He started writing poetry in high school and he has been published in Poetry Quarterly, Utah Life and The Route 7 Review. more…

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