Analysis of Playtime



The child sits and plays pretend-
Creating worlds
From within.

Matters arise in varying scales,
Offering new degrees
By which stories do tell.

Unaware of what has been done-
Evil has erupted and
With ignorance they come.

Where the ignorance/innocence ignite,
Worlds go to war
Which perspective is right?

Playtime is over, child is done.
Time to lay down
Tired from fun.

Seemingly wicked and untrue,
Dreams are distorted.
Not by me! Who are you?

Had it created on an uneven keel?
Because with ALL thought,
Their feelings are felt.

Plans to sleep with one eye open
Can I stay awake in each-
As the one truth unspoken?

No judgements are passed,
It created this mess.
Despite their beliefs, this isn't a test.

As it tries to sleep and stay awake,
"Is eternal restless rest
What is at stake?"

Then an answer appears!
A thought from beyond-
It's own? Listens and hears:

I am already each one.
All different versions-
This could be fun!

Looks outside itself to see
If.... it is! My reflection.
Stop trying to fix and let it be.


Scheme XXX XXX AXX BXB AXA CXC XXX AXA XXD EDE XXX AXA FAF
Poetic Form
Metre 0110101 0101 101 100101001 100101 111011 0111111 101100 110011 1010010001 1111 101011 1110111 1111 1011 10010001 11010 111111 11010110101 01111 11011 11111110 1110101 1011010 11011 101011 0110111001 111110101 1010101 1111 111001 01101 111001 1101011 110010 1111 1110111 1111010 110110111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,042
Words 223
Sentences 24
Stanzas 13
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 39
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 61
Words per stanza (avg) 14
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Written on February 11, 2024

Submitted by Bev11 on February 11, 2024

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Beverly Laskowski

Primarily raised in East Texas. Wife and mother of two. I'm a nurse who focuses on matters of the heart. more…

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