Analysis of Apathetic Apex



Billowing hanging clouds harmonize with snow dusted summits.

Goats drift fluently from jagged peak to jutted base,
their beards mimic each stir of the bitter breeze.

The sun gently coaxes dawning shadows to retreat,
reminding each entity of its appearance and punctuality.

Existence is expelled across an entire asymmetric expanse,
yet unscathed snow provides an uncanny uniformity.

Darkness attempts to reclaim its seized earth,
only to be divided into thin unimpressive shadows.

An enigmatic film coats the sharpened apex,
densely obscuring a distant clarity.

As dusk awakens from a shy and lengthy slumber,
it shoves the sun beneath the anchored skyline.

Deep reds and purples are emitted through the fog,
the sun's tart tears pierce through the indifferent dusk.

Nature looks on with a silent and unabated scorn,
unwilling to interfere with the scuffle of her children.

She stresses the dangers of her family's hostility,
and how it can devastate the important infrastructure.

But her offspring do not adhere to her advice,
now that father time has cruelly abandoned them.

She paces a long while, confused and dazed,
unable to assert herself without another's affirmation.

Eventually, she blindly wanders into a harsh sleep,
doubting she'll encounter any respect by morning.


Scheme X XX XA XA XX XA BX XX XC AB XX XC XX
Poetic Form
Metre 10010110111010 11100111111 11101110101 011010101101 01011001101000100 010101011010101 10110110100100 1001101111 10110100110101 1010110101 10010010100 1101010101010 1101010101 110101010101 01111100101 1011101000101 01010110101010 110010101000100 0111100010010 10111011001 111011100101 1100110101 0101010101010010 010001101001011 1010101001110
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,254
Words 200
Sentences 13
Stanzas 13
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 42
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 81
Words per stanza (avg) 15
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Troy Porter

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