Analysis of A Shadow Of Your Smile



To reach with both hands into the day
 a humble need to bow the knee to pray
 laughter, smiles & love
 Illumination

You sought a solution from the pain
 not having you in my arms is driving me insane
 We will walk hand and hand
 together we will come to understand

A smile is contagious so pass yours on
 a beacon of light to a hurting world in need
 Look at the swam in the pond
 alone in it's lost creativity

To dream a chance to unfold
 a shadow of your smile exposed
 We each have a purpose in life
 never relent to ever give up the fight

faces, spaces & traces
 An aura of twilight for all to see
 living in the light of eternity
 Long lines formed in the sand

Through life's struggles we can learn a lesson
 a twilight sun has tainted my inner vision
 We are all set out on a mission
 Time will tell when this water will boil


Scheme AAXB CCDD XXXE XXXX XEED BBBX
Poetic Form
Metre 111110101 0101110111 1011 0010 110010101 1101011110101 111101 010111101 0110101111 010111010101 1101001 010110100 1101101 0111101 11101001 10011101101 101010 110111111 1000110100 111001 1110111010 01111011010 111111010 111111011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 815
Words 164
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 107
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted by hitalot on March 18, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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