Analysis of Silent Ashes



a swell in my heart
 eyes, ears & heart
 within silent pain lights the flame of deeper desire
 you unlocked a dream to unfold

She dances on a ring of fire
 Yet throws off its challenge with a shrug
 how great a poet knows
 let the truth be told onto a newer episode

Torn illumination
 Cascading briars taunt the inner radiance inside
 Satanic demons in the wine you had for supper
 Alone in a fever pitched aside

We all seek to run away & hide
 from the path of least resistance
 join the hands & join the resistance
 we are living on borrowed time

A challenge to be free is a question of time !


Scheme AABX BXXX XCBC CDDE E
Poetic Form
Metre 01011 111 01101101110010 10101101 110101110 111110101 110101 101111001010 10010 0101101010001 0101000111110 010010101 11111011 10111010 10110010 1110111 010111101011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 607
Words 116
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted by hitalot on May 26, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Mario William Vitale

Mario William Vitale is a twentieth century poet. He has developed a style of free verse. Has written over one thousand poems. more…

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