Analysis of Yearning For The Wild Winds
Chris Evans 2001 (Cape Town)
Today 3 Years Ago:
A strong phrase that lives with me as well as my own poem that I've been writing over these past few years is as follows...
You only leave home when home won't let you stay,
A restless heart that longs for distant shores,
The pull of adventure, the thrill of the fray,
Calls out to you, and you cannot resist.
Your home, once a sanctuary, now a cage,
A prison of routines and mundane days,
You yearn for freedom, for a life on the page,
Where every moment is a chance to amaze.
The wind whispers secrets of far-off lands,
Of cultures and peoples, of joys and strife,
And you, a wanderer, with a heart that stands,
Ready to take on life with all its might.
You only leave home when home won't let you stay,
To chase your dreams, to make your own way,
For the call of the unknown is too strong to stay,
And the world, with all its wonder, awaits your sway.
A tale of woe and heartache, a story of strife,
Of a homeland that's lost, and a future in life.
Forced to leave the place you call home,
Where memories of joy and love are sewn.
The streets that once held laughter and glee,
Now echo with tears and misery.
The thought of leaving, a heavy heart bears,
As the dreams of tomorrow bring only fears.
The UK, a land of hope and promise,
A place where dreams can be rearranged.
But the journey is long, and the road is tough,
Leaving behind all that's familiar, enough.
The weight of the world on your shoulders,
The burden of a new life to shoulder.
The uncertainty of a future unknown,
The fear of failure, the fear of being thrown.
But still you push on, with courage in your heart,
For the hope of a better life, a brand new start.
The thought of a brighter future, a ray of light,
Drives you forward, through the darkest of night.
So you leave home, with tears in your eyes,
And the hope of a better life, in the skies.
For though it's hard, and the road is long,
You know that in the end, you'll be strong.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01101 01111111111110111101011111110 11011111111 0101111101 01101001101 1111011001 1110100101 0101010011 11110101101 110010101101 0110101111 1100101101 01010010111 1011111111 11011111111 111111111 101100111111 001111100111 01110101011 10111001001 11101111 1100110111 011111001 110110100 0111001011 1011011101 010111010 01111101 10101100111 10011101001 011011110 0101011110 00100101001 01110011101 11111110011 101101010111 011010100111 1110101011 111111011 00110101001 111100111 111001111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,955 |
Words | 430 |
Sentences | 18 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 42 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 123 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
About this poem
I'm struggling quite a bit with dealing with my personal battles/emotions and it's souk destroying! I find myself avoiding everyone and everything. It's nothing personal towards my family and what's sadly left of me friend circle. So over the time of me being in the UK, I'd find myself struggling to deal with things and resolve my problems or worries. So I thought of writing little bits and pieces of this poem and my thought process, which I've personally battled with myself to build 'adequate' enough confidence to post on Facebook. I thought I'd write a few words of feelings/experiences down as I've gone through this beautiful journey of emotions. It's helped me understand what I'd actually be going through. more »
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