Analysis of Colors of Us
Natalie Mix 1998 (Potter County)
Color of the fresh buttercup
under a pale chin,
the loyalty of dear friends
Of amber patches of sun and
fresh cookies baked,
gleaming warmth from the sun
It is the color of his straw hair
the color of chrysanthemums
paired with goldenrod
It is also a color that fades quickly and
lasts short periods before transforming
Leaving on the destructive wind
Color of serene stormy eyes,
clear unshaken skies,
crystal clear serene waters
wintry clear days,
tranquil fresh lakes,
The color of her dazzling inquisitive eyes
Holder of so many different hues,
soothing as a mother’s hug or
cold as the loss of a bond,
soothing as a creek flowing or
fearsome as a raging flood,
and can save a life or steal it away
Color of fresh spring days,
the symbol of eternal rebirth
of his jewel jade eyes
of the reborn forest out the window
feeling of cool refreshment
the wandering wind offers you
It is cheerfully relaxing but can also grow
to be a defiant monster at your door
Color of smoldering, frail embers,
the enchanting clouds at dusk
blooming blushing flowers
Hot happy days,
mosaic perfect fall nights,
crunchy brittle leaves,
fresh tender berries
The color of her fiery hair and
holder of many unsent letters
The feeling of harmless love
and the very color rushing within all of us
Of a carefully kept flame on a fragrant candle
that alone will grow untamed
Color the oppressive darkness,
giving space for the envious monsters to grow
the leaves leaving on the frigid wintry wind,
Of grieving the rainbow,
the helpless distance of two lovers.
Of the lines that decorate the scarred pale arms
It is the color of standing alone on the darkest nights
It is also the color of death,
and it taints all other colors.
It swallows the love and
replaces it with feverish foolish doubts
It is the condemning of us,
of the end of the colors of us.
Scheme | X X X A X X X X X A X B C C D E X C X F X F X X E X C G X X G F D X D E H X X A D X I X A I G B G D X H X D A X I I |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010110 10011 0100111 11010110 1101 101101 110101111 01010100 1110 111001011100 1110001010 10100101 10101101 10101 1010110 1011 1011 0101010001001 1011101001 10101011 1101101 10101101 1010101 0110111101 101111 010101001 111011 1011101010 1011010 01001101 1110001011101 11001010111 101100110 0010111 101010 1101 0100111 10101 11010 0101010010 10110110 0101101 0010101001111 1010011101010 101111 10001010 101101001011 01101010101 11001 010101110 1011100111 110101100110101 111001011 01111010 110010 01011100101 11001011 101101011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,917 |
Words | 411 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 58 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 58 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 25 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
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