Analysis of Crystal Bones and Thrashing Waves



But she only wanted,
to see beyond the broken glass,
to taste the flavor of crisp fresh air,
while around her the waves would thrash.
She only wanted,
to try and fly from the summit of the cliff,
to whistle a romantic tune,
while floating in chilly water before it grew stiff.

That beautiful girl with the crystal bones,
With the sheepish smile and a brain of stone,
The angel face that I called my home...
All I want now is,
for her to be here with me,
but that beautiful soul is gone,
lost to curiosity.

I know she didn't cry,
scream out in agony,
No one could have saved her,
So quickly swallowed by the sea.
That doesn't stop this guilt from
flooding me with rage.
She thought like a child I should have looked over more,
and I lost her to the sea's rampage.

And the surf still swells and crashes,
and the tide still dances and thrashes...


Scheme AXXXABXB XXXCDXD XDXDXEXE CC
Poetic Form
Metre 111010 11010101 110101111 10100111 11010 11011010101 11000101 1100101001111 1100110101 1010100111 010111111 11111 1011111 11100111 110100 111101 110100 111110 11010101 1101111 10111 111011111101 01101011 00111010 001110010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 819
Words 161
Sentences 8
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 7, 8, 2
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 163
Words per stanza (avg) 40
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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vanessamartin

I'm simply a very imaginative 14-year old that likes to express her thoughts through poetry, and this website provides me with the opportunity to do just that. I usually don't express feelings through my poems though, because what I write does not necessarily reflect any past experiences or emotions of mine. Most of my poems are simply patches and leftovers of thoughts scattered throughout my brain, and writing them down as poems is like stitching and sewing and creating a colorful, thought-ridden patchwork quilt. more…

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