Analysis of Autism
The only sound drifting
through the late afternoon,
is the leaves rustling
through the long branches
of the dutch elm trees.
I watch you run through
knee-deep grass,
your outstretched arms
silhouetted by the dying sun.
Your shadow lengthens
as you weave away from me.
I want to pull you close
but you are twirling too fast.
The sun dips quickly
behind a cloud,
leaving you in the shadows.
I want to reach out
and rescue you
from the darkness,
but you are lost in the dancing
that makes up your world.
My son, I don't understand autism
but I try every day to understand you.
(April is Autism Month, we really need to find out what is causing this terrible disease. I wrote this for a friend for Autism month)
Scheme | AXAXXBXXXXCXXCXXXBXAXXB X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010110 10101 10110 10110 10111 11111 111 1011 01010101 1110 1110111 111111 1111011 01110 0101 101001 11111 0101 1010 11110010 11111 11110110 11110011011 101101110111111101100011111011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 684 |
Words | 131 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 23, 1 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 280 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 66 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on April 25, 2023
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