Analysis of The Timeless One



From the black did he inhale, the light of all becomes a tale. A story of love that couldn't see. Up comes the wind and it fills his sail. It is his boat that is pushed to sea for a final farewell. A light on troubled waters for it be he. A shining star all alone for far too long has he been away and now at world's end. With no crew does he operate his vessel. Stuck like a barnacle this be a carnival. To be lost alone he leaves the world gone. It is him like a fly does he cast away. A great Fisher without torch he does at night for he be great and he be the light. A tower of babel does he write. That fallen sand now empty from the hourgass. The timeless one holds steadfast. Forever and ever a ghost from the past.


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Characters 722
Words 150
Sentences 15
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 1
Lines Amount 1
Letters per line (avg) 555
Words per line (avg) 150
Letters per stanza (avg) 555
Words per stanza (avg) 150
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Written on November 11, 2023

Submitted by swalboskizebulun on November 11, 2023

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