Analysis of I said I won't Cry (English)
That is my first attempt at Farsi poetry.
But for those who may understand Farsi as little as I do, here is the approximate English translation:
On this eventful day, July 8th, 2023
Deep inside, my gaze recognized your desolation, yearning, and thirst.
A sensation that continues to incinerate my spirit.
Because neither the Kashmiri language found its way to you nor did English.
Now, I scribe these words in Farsi, knowing you comprehend them all.
How do we satiate this parched longing?
And mend the fissures on our soul
That menaces the verdant arboreal existence
intended to cast life's comforting shadow?
The emotions and thoughts are unmerciful and arid
and eroding from the core.
My pact with myself to celebrate without shedding tears has dissipated.
Now, tears are the signature of the storm within.
Unconsciously hopeful, they'll sustain my thoughts.
And keep my inner sanctuary alive.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111101110100 111110110110111110010010010 110101111 101111010101001 001010101010110 0110001010111111110 111110101010111 11111110 010101101 11000100100010 0101111001 00100111010 0010101 1111110011011100 111010010101 1001010111 0111010001 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 897 |
Words | 159 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 17 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 43 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 725 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 147 |
About this poem
This poem is about loss and reflection. Events that make us weaker and bolden us at the same time
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