Analysis of A Bed of Diamonds
Sometimes I think that the stars are touchable things
So I reach into the dark sky
But my hand always whisks through cold night air
I’ve realized
That the stars are really polished diamonds
And I can pluck one from the midnight above me
I can hold a piece of the universe
In the palm of my hand
I study that brilliant shining thing
It glistens on the side that faces the sun
But it’s dull on the side that sees only the rest of the galaxy
That must be why they put the prettiest side of the diamond on show
In a wedding ring
I’ve discovered
That the stars are really diamonds
And that wedding rings are self-centered
And that the universe is a reachable thing
That’s why every night
I stand up in my bed
And use my arms to gather up as many stars as possible
I lie in a bed of diamonds
They sing me lullabies under my sheets
And they show me their shiny side that they only show to the sun
I’ve decided
That I’ll start a collection next to my pillows and stuffed animals
The universe is cold and lonely
The stars tell me
So they can stay with me
And I promise to pull them all down to earth
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 011110111001 11101011 111111111 110 1011101010 01111101011 111011010 001111 110110101 1110111001 11110111100110100 11111101001101011 00101 1010 10111010 011011110 01010101001 111001 111011 0111110111011100 11001110 111101011 0111110111101101 110 11100101111001100 01011010 0111 111111 01101111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,075 |
Words | 217 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 29 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 867 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 217 |
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