Analysis of The Raiders Are Here



The Raiders Are Here
Mary Louise Di Stasio 18/4/2021

The raiders have advanced
On my haven and resting place
To conquer and vanquish
With overpowering might
Exploding and drilling
Devastating the landscape
My native home, where
I lived and belonged

The raiders have progressed
They found my secret place
Devastating and devouring the terrain
Ransacking the topography
Blasting primitive rocks
Plonking modern foundations under it
Merely for the kudos of living on a hill
Sighting splendid views

The raiders have stolen
My God created landscape
A sanctuary of mystery and enchantment
Replacing city dwellers
On another concrete hill
Overtaking and succeeding
A landscape once full
Of mystery and intrigue

The raiders have developed
My once guarded secret place
Hauling heavy machinery
Jaws of metal devouring
Undulating hills and meadows
Diverting creeks and streams
Dissecting the geography
Stealing my subsistence

Imagine that the things
So special to you,
We’re not gone,
Not dead, but in a moment
Of man-made madness
Had never been?
My vision of the world
My God given environment


Scheme XX XAXXBCXX XAXDXXEX XCFXEBXX XADBXXDX XXXFXXXF
Poetic Form
Metre 01011 10011100 010101 11100101 110010 110101 010010 10001 11011 11001 010101 111101 10000100001 1000100 101001 110010101 101010110101 10101 010110 110101 010011000010 0101010 1010011 1000010 0111 1100001 0101010 1110101 10100100 11100100 100101 010101 01000100 101010 010101 11011 011 1110010 11110 1101 110101 11100100
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,090
Words 179
Sentences 2
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 42
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 151
Words per stanza (avg) 29

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My Poem entitled: “The Raiders Are Here” is about the land, Terra and it’s devastation through man’s lack of respect for it’s ancestors and sacred earth.

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Mary Louise Di Stasio

Mary Louise is a self-taught writer who has discovered a passion for creative writing and literature. She recently found a way to hone her skills among a group of woman writers who have been a source of nurture and support. Perennial Poets has given her the stimulus and encouragement to share similar interests within a group of women who have progressed their writing career’s and are able to give constructive feedback and reinforcement. Mary Louise’s writing is often an expression of her inner world- view as life presents itself at any given moment. Without exception, while drafting her fashion designs she has often been found to scribble her ideas on pattern paper. The process being likened to her thoughts and ideas being plucked from the sky to form a relationship with her words and the audience on ground. Throughout her life she has explored many interests such as a background in Fashion Design and the creative arts, building renovations, gardening and the Welfare community. She sees the world from a unique lens and likes to bring people on an exploratory journey as she formulates her ideas through the written word. She is passionate about her spirituality as she is for human rights and justice as these values fit into her role as a support worker. She hopes to actively influence her broader community by challenging and influencing people’s way of seeing things. She likes to explore the hidden meanings, nuances and complexities of life through various writing styles. more…

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