Analysis of Don't Mind the Rains



Suddenly the sun hides behind the clouds
The wind's whisper turns into a howl
It carries a certain scent, filled with rancor
Preceded by a redolent petrichor

A drop falls, at first it was nimble
Followed by another, and another
It caresses, a gentle drizzle
Yet reality hits, it deceivingly smothers

A spate of memories, as haunting as an angry sky
Engulfs my being, forces me not to defy
The things that were that I wished to forget
As if it wants me to settle an unsettled debt

A moment goes by, the drizzle becomes a storm
A wave of emotions that hits with scorn
Remember me, it shouts, remember what was
For I will not be forgotten, I will not give pause

This went on, drenching me to my core
It made me miserable with each passing downpour
Hopelessly I stood, I let the sky's waters engulf me
When a serene light shone, blinding me suddenly

"Don't mind the rains", it said
As this is but a moment spent
It will move on, this minute event
Your being will be relieved, your mind relent

I looked up and saw a slip of the sun
And suddenly the turmoil around is gone
The clouds are still angry but the storm eased up
That raging voice became more of a whimper, until it stopped

Silence took over, though everywhere is still grey
It seemed that the raging storm did pass today
I looked up, and saw a slip of the sun
I smiled back gratefully, and remembered I'm soaked but not done


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Poetic Form Quatrain  (38%)
Metre 1000110101 011010101 11001011110 010101001 011111110 1010100010 101001010 11011110 01110011011101 11101011101 0110111101 1111111010101 010110100101 0110101111 01011101011 1111101011111 111101111 1111000111010 10011110110011 100111101100 110111 11110101 111111001 11011011101 1110101101 0100010111 01111010111 110101110100111 10110110111 11101011101 1110101101 111100001011111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,386
Words 268
Sentences 1
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 137
Words per stanza (avg) 33
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Written on February 18, 2024

Submitted by Proxy31 on February 17, 2024

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