Analysis of I was never a poet
Whispers of a Wanderer - 1957 (Kerala)
I was never a poet,
They made me one
Write I couldn’t, they made me to !
I know it’s the blessings of Mata Pita Guru, the Three
What more blessings could I ask for !
It’s play of the elements, all the five
Giving a new sense, that’s six !
To not miss the rainbow, in all its hues of seven
To garner the grace from directions that’s eight !
Nothing of mine, all belongs to the
Celestial Nine
Short of perfection and the perfect ten !
Yet it’s a blessing that’s bestowed by the Mother
With the milk and milieu she provided unconditional !
Everyday I am born new
Naked and naive;
Clothed in my past, until I cast !
I was never a poet
I was made one…
Whispers of a Wanderer
Scheme | Abcxx xxbxxxx dx cxx Ab d |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 1110010 1111 1111111 11101011010101 11101111 1110100101 1001111 111010111110 11001101011 101110110 0101 1101000011 110101011010 10100110100100 1011111 1001 10110111 1110010 1111 1010100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 698 |
Words | 148 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 7, 2, 3, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
The flow of thoughts, like a river, originating and culminating in the Ocean.
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