Analysis of Crashing and Burning -- Life Lessons Part 4



My meadow slowly turns brown,
And the wildfires begin,
Stripping the landscape of its beauty and peace.
The brook and pool are licked dry by flame.
I once again am alone.
The walls are charred, and
Growing thicker by the hour.
I see the darkness creep back in.
“No! No!” I cry,
Desperate to not return
To the pits of Hell on Earth
That I had endured.
I had been pulled from the Grave
Of my despair.
I refuse violently
To return to it.
It seems, however that I have
No choice in the matter
As dark clouds overwhelm me.
I reach towards those loving arms,
And they catch my hand.
They pull me up above
The mess of my life.
Although my meadow is destroyed,
I have a tiny hope to cling to.
These arms of love hold me close

And give me a reason to live.


Scheme XAXXXXBAXXXXXXCXXBCXXXXXXX X
Poetic Form
Metre 111011 001001 1001111001 010111111 1101101 01110 10101010 11010110 1111 101101 1011111 11101 1111101 1101 1011000 10111 1110111 110010 111011 11011101 01111 111101 01111 111101 110101111 1111111 01101011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 725
Words 149
Sentences 15
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 26, 1
Lines Amount 27
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 288
Words per stanza (avg) 74
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Submitted on December 03, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Denisha Irene Burton

I am an 18 year old college student in the US who loves poetry and music. I have been published twice, once at a national level, once on the international level. I still plan to learn more about my art and I hope to possibly publish my own book of poetry. more…

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