Analysis of Dark Mysteries
From the east came certain dark mysteries
the silence absorbed simply overwhelmed
From non existence to a breeze to a wind
began blowing west hard and fast
Children in fear pressed faces
upon spotting window glass
Darkness crawled up and over the mountains from blue to blackened orange clouds thunder cracking to the ground
Gently left me wondering to the sound of drips in an instant
As we listened gently rose a tempo
as it grew raging mad
Beating upon this hypnotic drum
Along beside me as I sat
made a line to cross at an edge
Just beneath a cafe top swelled & dry
with coffee dreams this dark mystery
the thunder gained attention to its tune
Stopping all, a reason to stay
brought us together out of its way
Then to end with drops dripping
simply to admire
This Dark Mystery running through
cracks in a roof, to our thoughts
Now gone carried away
Scheme | XX XX XX X X XX XXX XXX AA XX XX A |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011101100 010011001 11010101101 01101101 1001110 0110101 1011010010111101011010101 1011100101110110 111010101 111101 100110101 01011111 10111111 101001111 110111100 0101010111 10101011 110101111 1111110 10101 11100101 10011101 111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 865 |
Words | 169 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 58 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
About this poem
Just a storm
Font size:
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Dark Mysteries" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/166973/dark-mysteries>.
Discuss this Scott E Smith poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In